--- product_id: 40061804 title: "ORGANIC Kombucha SCOBY With Twelve Ounces of Starter Tea - Live Starter Culture - Makes A One Gallon Batch - 1.5 Cups of Strong Mature Starter Tea - Brew Your Own Kombucha (1 Pack, 1, Count)" brand: "fermentaholics" price: "VT7233" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 category: "Fermentaholics" url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/40061804-organic-kombucha-scoby-with-twelve-ounces-of-starter-tea-live store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # USDA Organic Certified 1.5 cups mature starter tea Sustainable, reusable culture ORGANIC Kombucha SCOBY With Twelve Ounces of Starter Tea - Live Starter Culture - Makes A One Gallon Batch - 1.5 Cups of Strong Mature Starter Tea - Brew Your Own Kombucha (1 Pack, 1, Count) **Brand:** fermentaholics **Price:** VT7233 **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > 🌿 Elevate your homebrew game with the pure power of organic kombucha culture! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** ORGANIC Kombucha SCOBY With Twelve Ounces of Starter Tea - Live Starter Culture - Makes A One Gallon Batch - 1.5 Cups of Strong Mature Starter Tea - Brew Your Own Kombucha (1 Pack, 1, Count) by fermentaholics - **How much does it cost?** VT7233 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/40061804-organic-kombucha-scoby-with-twelve-ounces-of-starter-tea-live) ## Best For - fermentaholics enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted fermentaholics brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Brew with Confidence:** Step-by-step easy instructions for flawless fermentation every time. - β€’ **One Gallon Batch Ready:** Generous 1.5 cups starter tea to kickstart your perfect gallon brew. - β€’ **Certified Organic & Kosher:** Pure, lab-grown SCOBY ensuring premium quality and safety. - β€’ **Sustainable & Eco-Friendly:** Ditch store-bought wasteβ€”brew fresh kombucha at home and reduce your footprint. - β€’ **Creative Brewing Experience:** Experiment with flavors, host kombucha parties, and turn brewing into a lifestyle. ## Overview Fermentaholics Organic Kombucha SCOBY is a USDA certified organic, kosher, and vegan live starter culture that includes 1.5 cups of strong mature starter tea. Designed to brew a full one-gallon batch, it comes with clear instructions perfect for beginners and enthusiasts alike. Sustainably produced in a licensed lab, this SCOBY supports endless home brewing cycles, encouraging creativity while reducing environmental impact. ## Description At Fermentaholics, our core values are integrity, quality, and culture. With these as our compass, we strive to help you navigate the world of fermentation with confidence. We provide the tools, support, and inspiration you need to create your favorite ferments in the comfort of your home. At Fermentaholics, our core values are integrity, quality, and culture. With these as our compass, we strive to help you navigate the world of fermentation with confidence. We provide the tools, support, and inspiration you need to create your favorite ferments in the comfort of your home. With fermentation, quality ingredients are key to achieving great results, and it also helps to have the right tools. We meticulously source and make both available to you so that you don't have to look far. You can find supplies, ingredients, and tools for all things fermented in our storefront. Our Mission Is Your Success. ~ Fermentaholics With fermentation, quality ingredients are key to achieving great results, and it also helps to have the right tools. We meticulously source and make both available to you so that you don't have to look far. You can find supplies, ingredients, and tools for all things fermented in our storefront. Our Mission Is Your Success. ~ Fermentaholics Kombucha Making Supplies Visit the Store Kombucha Making Supplies Visit the Store Water Kefir Making Supplies Visit the Store Water Kefir Making Supplies Cheesemaking Supplies Visit the Store Cheesemaking Supplies Kombucha Water Kefir Flavoring Visit the Store Kombucha Water Kefir Flavoring Fermented Food Supplies Visit the Store Fermented Food Supplies Teas & Herbal Teas Visit the Store Teas & Herbal Teas Kombucha Herbal Tea Blends Visit the Store Kombucha Herbal Tea Blends Testing & Measuring Visit the Store Testing & Measuring Kits & Bundles Visit the Store Kits & Bundles Review: Excellent quality - highly recommend this seller! - UPDATE 3/8/18: Still going strong. I'm swimming in extra scobys now. Very very healthy starter scoby from this seller, can't compliment this company enough on the high quality of their product. Since I wrote my original review, I've seen a lot of other people's scobys and they are UGLY. Very thin layers, stained dark brown, with gross black yeast strings, sitting in blackish brown liquid. SUPER gross looking. Fermentaholic's scoby is nothing like that - they are clean, healthy looking, creamy colored and thick. Mine doesn't make many yeast strings at all, just some sediment on the bottom. All my baby scobys have turned out to be beautiful and healthy looking as well, just follow the instructions included exactly. I've also read that using green tea instead of black tea helps keep your scoby from getting stained and becoming darker, so my typical mixture is 50/50 green tea and black tea (3 green tea bags, 3 black if you use the proportions in the instructions). However, my best batch yet was when I used 100% green tea (6 green tea bags) - it was pleasantly floral and sweet, with just a hint of tartness, not the aggressive sour and tannic flavor of typical kombucha. From my research, green tea works just as well as black for a scoby food source, and my scobys have been much prettier when I do batches with green tea, so try it! Last thing, I've been making so much kombucha that once in awhile I won't have time to refresh the liquid and a batch will ferment too long and become kombucha vinegar. It's not necessary to throw this out at all - there's tons of recipes online that substitute apple cider vinegar for kombucha vinegar, and I've found my over fermented kombucha to be super handy when I need vinegar in a pinch (ie. salad dressing). This may freak some people out, but I've even tried using my kombucha vinegar as a hair rinse (diluted down with cooled chamomile tea), and it worked amazingly as a clarifying shampoo and even took care of some flakes that I've been getting from the dry winter weather. If you have color treated hair, it will strip out your color. However, I really liked that my hair was so clean, volumized, and shiny the next day. I actually got several compliments about having a "hair model" day. For my method: Brew a cup of chamomile. Drink a third of the cup as you wait for it to cool. When cool, replace the third with your kombucha vinegar (1 part kombucha vinegar, 2 parts chamomile tea). After shampooing, dump this on your head, concentrating on the scalp (careful, it might get in your eyes and ears). Rinse well (I rinsed several times because I was afraid I'd smell like vinegar later). Condition as you would normally. While your hair is wet, the kombucha smell might follow you around, but it dissipated when it dried (I had several people smell me to confirm). Best of luck with your kombucha!! If you're buying it here, you made the right choice. I can confirm it's an excellent source. -------------------------- Oh this worked out great!! I read the reviews here that said these scobys come with a full cup of the kombucha starter liquid so that when you add it into your gallon of sweet tea, it will end up the perfect ph (instead of you having to add vinegar in to adjust the ph like other kombucha sets on desertcart that don't come with enough of the liquid). As a first time kombucha brewer, I was willing to pay a little extra to ensure the ph was correct from the get go, and I'm happy to report back that this worked great. I highly recommend buying your scobys from here if you are a beginner like I was. Just to be safe, I did test the ph with some ph test strips and it was in the perfect range! Instructions are very clear and simple. My scoby was about the size of a hockey puck. I could actually see several layers already existing in the scoby I got in the mail and from what I read, I'm sure it was probably thick enough to separate the layers and give to a friend. I didn't since I was new at this and didn't want to mess with it. It definitely moved around in my gallon jug in the first week - some days floating on top, some days stuck to the bottom, some days drifting on it's side. You're dealing with something that's alive, people. Just let it do it's thing. After only one fermentation cycle, I saw the beginnings of a new scoby forming at the top of my jug so this culture does seem very healthy. I was impressed. My first batch tasted about right to bottle after about 10 days (I live in San Francisco so fermentation times might be longer since it's a little cooler here). Review: Its a good one! - This is a good quality starter scoby! Got this for my partner as a christmas present to replace an old one that got moldy. This Fermentaholics starter has been going strong for a few months producing multiple batches of Kombucha and was super easy to use. The first one wasn't as carbonated as we like, but it has improved. The taste is really yummy even before adding flavoring. It has grown big enough that we could probably split it soon. It hasn't required really intense caretaking, super happy with it! ## Features - β˜… USDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC SCOBY β˜… Our cultures are Organic & Kosher, grown in our fully licensed lab. Quality is our priority! - β˜… BREW WITH CONFIDENCE β˜… Our easy instructions guide you step by step through your first fermentation. If you have questions, we are here and happy to help! - β˜… MAKES ONE GALLON β˜… You will receive 1.5 cups of strong, mature liquid starter tea packaged with a starter pellicle. This is the perfect amount to start you first gallon of kombucha at home. After that, if properly cared for, you can brew for a lifetime! - β˜… CREATE, LEARN, GROW β˜… Get creative with new flavoring ideas and brewing techniques. Invite your friends over for a flavoring party or teach your kids a lesson in biology. Makes for a great gift for your favorite project loving friend. - β˜… MOST SUSTAINABLE OPTION FOR KOMBUCHA LOVERS β˜… Eliminate the need for single-use bottles and energy involved in store-bought kombucha production. Save money AND help reduce your footprint! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B01N7S1CV5 | | Age Range Description | Adults | | Allergen Information | Allergen-Free | | Best Sellers Rank | #8,402 in Grocery & Gourmet Food ( See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food ) #19 in Kombucha Tea | | Brand | Fermentaholics | | Brand Name | Fermentaholics | | Caffeine Content Description | Low Caffeine | | Container Type | Bag | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 8,157 Reviews | | Diet Type | Gluten Free, Kosher, Vegan, Vegetarian | | Each Unit Count | 1 | | Flavor | Classic Kombucha | | Item Dimensions | 6 x 3 x 9 inches | | Item Form | Liquid with SCOBY | | Item Volume | 1.5 Cups | | Item Weight | 12 Ounces | | Liquid Contents Description | Kombucha Starter Tea Liquid | | Manufacturer | Fermentaholics | | Model Number | SYNCHKG120352 | | Number of Items | 1 | | Part Number | COMINHKG120352 | | Product Benefits | Sustainable Home Brewing, Organic & Kosher Ingredients, Long-Lasting Culture, Encourages Creativity & Learning | | Product Shelf Life | 240 Days | | Recommended Uses For Product | Digestion, Immune Support | | Region of Origin | USA | | Special Ingredients | Organic SCOBY | | Specialty | GMO Free, Kosher, Nut Free, Organic, Vegan | | Sweetness Description | Moderately Sweet | | Tea Variety | Kombucha | | UPC | 742574302301 | | Unit Count | 1.0 Count | ## Product Details - **Brand:** Fermentaholics - **Flavor:** Classic Kombucha - **Item Form:** Liquid with SCOBY - **Tea Variety:** Kombucha - **Unit Count:** 1.0 Count ## Images ![ORGANIC Kombucha SCOBY With Twelve Ounces of Starter Tea - Live Starter Culture - Makes A One Gallon Batch - 1.5 Cups of Strong Mature Starter Tea - Brew Your Own Kombucha (1 Pack, 1, Count) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/8167mP4ThyL.jpg) ![ORGANIC Kombucha SCOBY With Twelve Ounces of Starter Tea - Live Starter Culture - Makes A One Gallon Batch - 1.5 Cups of Strong Mature Starter Tea - Brew Your Own Kombucha (1 Pack, 1, Count) - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71PT0EGAXLL.jpg) ![ORGANIC Kombucha SCOBY With Twelve Ounces of Starter Tea - Live Starter Culture - Makes A One Gallon Batch - 1.5 Cups of Strong Mature Starter Tea - Brew Your Own Kombucha (1 Pack, 1, Count) - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71aP9WOfEdL.jpg) ![ORGANIC Kombucha SCOBY With Twelve Ounces of Starter Tea - Live Starter Culture - Makes A One Gallon Batch - 1.5 Cups of Strong Mature Starter Tea - Brew Your Own Kombucha (1 Pack, 1, Count) - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71yPyQeUb9L.jpg) ![ORGANIC Kombucha SCOBY With Twelve Ounces of Starter Tea - Live Starter Culture - Makes A One Gallon Batch - 1.5 Cups of Strong Mature Starter Tea - Brew Your Own Kombucha (1 Pack, 1, Count) - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61FTj0DkGbL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Size, Unit Count** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: I received my scoby on Friday and started th process that evening. It is Tuesday night and my scoby is still sitting on the bottom. Is it dead?** A: Do not worry about position of scoby . I observe that the scoby that we have will be the mother scoby soon will produce the new one and the new one( we call baby scoby) always float on the top. This process take a while about 2- 3 weeks and it depend on the temperature of location that you put fermented glass jar . The room temp. is warmer, the shorter time of fermentation. For my first kombucha made from this product , it took about 3 weeks to get ready for second fermentation. Have patience of making kombucha tea unless you want to make from scratch that help to increase scoby too. **Q: is this organic? The bag in one pic says it is and in another that it is not. The description does not say that it is. :(** A: Looking at the description it says "made with organic tea and sugar," but I suppose that is different than the whole scoby being organic. I thought it was organic when i bought it, but maybe I misinterpreted that description. Sadly I know longer have the packaging to be able to check. If I were you, i would contact the seller to ask before buying. **Q: What kind of probiotic live culture is in the starter tea?** A: This is from the sellers information: The culture used to ferment kombucha is called a S.C.O.BY.; during the fermentation, the SCOBY converts sugar into alcohol, which further breaks down into beneficial acids, vitamins & enzymes. **Q: this live scoby need to refrigerate or could it keep room temp with whole packaging? when i not ready to make ?** A: As long as your house isn't too warm it should be just fine. If it gets too hot or cold it will kill the scoby. No refrigeration. I didn't make mine right as soon as I bought it. It sat on my kitchen counter for a week. My house is usually around 68 degrees. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent quality - highly recommend this seller! *by K***C on December 16, 2017* UPDATE 3/8/18: Still going strong. I'm swimming in extra scobys now. Very very healthy starter scoby from this seller, can't compliment this company enough on the high quality of their product. Since I wrote my original review, I've seen a lot of other people's scobys and they are UGLY. Very thin layers, stained dark brown, with gross black yeast strings, sitting in blackish brown liquid. SUPER gross looking. Fermentaholic's scoby is nothing like that - they are clean, healthy looking, creamy colored and thick. Mine doesn't make many yeast strings at all, just some sediment on the bottom. All my baby scobys have turned out to be beautiful and healthy looking as well, just follow the instructions included exactly. I've also read that using green tea instead of black tea helps keep your scoby from getting stained and becoming darker, so my typical mixture is 50/50 green tea and black tea (3 green tea bags, 3 black if you use the proportions in the instructions). However, my best batch yet was when I used 100% green tea (6 green tea bags) - it was pleasantly floral and sweet, with just a hint of tartness, not the aggressive sour and tannic flavor of typical kombucha. From my research, green tea works just as well as black for a scoby food source, and my scobys have been much prettier when I do batches with green tea, so try it! Last thing, I've been making so much kombucha that once in awhile I won't have time to refresh the liquid and a batch will ferment too long and become kombucha vinegar. It's not necessary to throw this out at all - there's tons of recipes online that substitute apple cider vinegar for kombucha vinegar, and I've found my over fermented kombucha to be super handy when I need vinegar in a pinch (ie. salad dressing). This may freak some people out, but I've even tried using my kombucha vinegar as a hair rinse (diluted down with cooled chamomile tea), and it worked amazingly as a clarifying shampoo and even took care of some flakes that I've been getting from the dry winter weather. If you have color treated hair, it will strip out your color. However, I really liked that my hair was so clean, volumized, and shiny the next day. I actually got several compliments about having a "hair model" day. For my method: Brew a cup of chamomile. Drink a third of the cup as you wait for it to cool. When cool, replace the third with your kombucha vinegar (1 part kombucha vinegar, 2 parts chamomile tea). After shampooing, dump this on your head, concentrating on the scalp (careful, it might get in your eyes and ears). Rinse well (I rinsed several times because I was afraid I'd smell like vinegar later). Condition as you would normally. While your hair is wet, the kombucha smell might follow you around, but it dissipated when it dried (I had several people smell me to confirm). Best of luck with your kombucha!! If you're buying it here, you made the right choice. I can confirm it's an excellent source. -------------------------- Oh this worked out great!! I read the reviews here that said these scobys come with a full cup of the kombucha starter liquid so that when you add it into your gallon of sweet tea, it will end up the perfect ph (instead of you having to add vinegar in to adjust the ph like other kombucha sets on Amazon that don't come with enough of the liquid). As a first time kombucha brewer, I was willing to pay a little extra to ensure the ph was correct from the get go, and I'm happy to report back that this worked great. I highly recommend buying your scobys from here if you are a beginner like I was. Just to be safe, I did test the ph with some ph test strips and it was in the perfect range! Instructions are very clear and simple. My scoby was about the size of a hockey puck. I could actually see several layers already existing in the scoby I got in the mail and from what I read, I'm sure it was probably thick enough to separate the layers and give to a friend. I didn't since I was new at this and didn't want to mess with it. It definitely moved around in my gallon jug in the first week - some days floating on top, some days stuck to the bottom, some days drifting on it's side. You're dealing with something that's alive, people. Just let it do it's thing. After only one fermentation cycle, I saw the beginnings of a new scoby forming at the top of my jug so this culture does seem very healthy. I was impressed. My first batch tasted about right to bottle after about 10 days (I live in San Francisco so fermentation times might be longer since it's a little cooler here). ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Its a good one! *by S***M on April 9, 2026* This is a good quality starter scoby! Got this for my partner as a christmas present to replace an old one that got moldy. This Fermentaholics starter has been going strong for a few months producing multiple batches of Kombucha and was super easy to use. The first one wasn't as carbonated as we like, but it has improved. The taste is really yummy even before adding flavoring. It has grown big enough that we could probably split it soon. It hasn't required really intense caretaking, super happy with it! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I use this to brew kombucha *by B***B on September 22, 2021* I have found the cheapest way to brew, high quality kombucha. Most of these items I got through Amazon. I will give you a list: 1) The original scobys - Fermentaholics ORGANIC Kombucha SCOBY With Twelve Ounces of Starter Tea. I got two of these (with repeat brewing and division they've become six over a two month period). 2) To maintain a proper brew temperature of 80 degrees - Ohuhu Seedling Heat Mat for Plants. I'm brewing six gallons at a time so I got eight of these. One goes around a gallon jug of water that I use as a control for the other six. I put a cap of bleach in the water to keep it clean and just refill with water as it evaporates. The eighth goes under the middle of the ceramic tile I have placed the bottles on. It warms the bottom of the Grolsch beer bottles I use for the second fermentation. I use large elastic hair ties to hold them against the jars. 3) Ohuhu Digital Temperature Controller Seedling Heat Mat Thermostat - the probe goes into the gallon jar with water and that then controls the temperature in the other six brew jars. 4) 12" SS Dial Thermometer Homebrewing Brew Kettle Brew Pot - this gives me an analog backup to the digital thermostat. You need to adjust it slightly with an 11mm wrench to that the two correspond exactly. 5) HAUSPROFI Stainless Steel Funnel, 13cm 304 Stainless Steel Kitchen Funnel with 200 Mesh Food Filter Strainer - this works perfectly to transfer the brew from the gallon jars to the Grolsch bottles. I also use it (with a strainer on top) to remove the tea leaves from the initial steeped concentrate (I don't use tea bags - I use bulk black tea leaves and matcha) 6) ZeroWater 20 Cup Ready-Pour Dispenser Water Filter Pitcher - I use this for my filtered water for the brew. 7) 3-Outlet Grounding Adapter, Kasonic [UL Listed] Plug Extender, Heavy-Duty Grounded Power Tap - 3 Pack. I actually used four of these 3-outlet adapters plugged into each other and then the thermostat to control the current to all of the seedling mat heaters. 8) Organic Veda Matcha Green Tea Powder - I use this for the green tea part of my brew. I also use black tea leaves in the same brew. 9) BAERFO 304 Kitchen Ladle, Soup Ladle,Cooking Ladle for Soup（4ounce/13.5 Inch) - this fits perfectly in the gallon jars I'm using to remove the scoby after the first fermentation and a couple cups of started brew as well as ladling the mix of brew and pomegranate juice into the Grolsch bottles for my second fermentation. 10) The cheapest way for me to get gallon glass jars was to buy the gallon pickle jars at WalMart. They cost less than $6 apiece and you get the pickles. I also use half-gallon Ball jars for collecting the filtered water and placing the sugar/tea mixture in to let it cool to room temperature. The first brew takes about ten days or so. I remove the scoby and the two cups of starter kombucha and place that in a glass dish. I then bring the gallon level back up with pomegranate juice. I mix that up and ladle into the Grolsch jars. The second fermentation takes two or three days but you must uncap the bottles every day or you'll have too much pressure build up in the bottles and they'll blow when you uncap them. You then put the bottles in the fridge and cool to enjoy. You make your new batch by pouring the filtered water and sugar/tea mixture into the gallon jar and topping it off with the two cups of liquid you've saved from the previous batch plus the scoby. You then affix a large paper coffee filter on top with a large hair tie or rubber band. After 8 to 10 days you are ready to repeat. I have a journal that I created in Excel to keep track of the brew stages. You can find plenty of YouTube videos offering brewing advice. This setup will generate enough brew to give you about half a gallon of kombucha a day. I process two gallons at a time every three days or so. I collected several dozen Grolsch bottles. You can also buy similar, reusable fliptop empties on Amazon. ## Frequently Bought Together - Fermentaholics ORGANIC Kombucha SCOBY With Twelve Ounces of Starter Tea - Live Starter Culture - Makes A One Gallon Batch - 1.5 Cups of Strong Mature Starter Tea - Brew Your Own Kombucha - North Mountain Supply 1 Gallon Glass Jar Wide Mouth with Black Plastic Lid - USDA, BPA-Free, Made in the USA - for Fermenting, Storing, Canning, and Much More! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - πŸ›’ **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** β€” Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** β€” Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - πŸ’° **No Hidden Fees** β€” All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - πŸ”„ **15-Day Free Returns** β€” Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - πŸ”’ **Secure Payments** β€” Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** β€” Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/40061804-organic-kombucha-scoby-with-twelve-ounces-of-starter-tea-live](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/40061804-organic-kombucha-scoby-with-twelve-ounces-of-starter-tea-live) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-05-15*