SCOBY stands for “symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast.” It’s an ingredient used in the fermentation of kombucha. You buy SCOBY from the store or even grow your own so you can make kombucha.

If you've ever made kombucha at home, or have a weird roommate who has, I'm that weird roommate, you are probably familiar with this weird phlegmy, disc of mucialgenous, beige material. It's sometimes ...

So you've heard the buzz about kombucha, the trendy fermented tea drink touted to promote everything from better bowel movements to a great immune system. (Here's what happened when one writer drank ...

So you’ve ditched your home-brewed beer, are too impatient for homemade wine, and are justifiably wary of making bathtub gin. But you’re also tired of paying thirty bucks a case for kombucha, a drink ...

For lovers of the effervescent, sweet-tart flavor of kombucha, brewing a batch at home is an easy hobby that saves money; is a great way to reduce food waste and use extra tea, herbs and fruit for ...

An ancient fermented tea drink that’s fizzy, funky, a little sweet and and a little bit sour is continuing to spread its way ...

Save money by brewing and bottling your own kombucha tea at home, where you can customize the flavors of each batch. Learn how to make kombucha. SCOBY culture care tips and more! Ferment your first ...

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Kombucha, that fizzy, fermented tea on shelves (and tap lists) everywhere, really managed to hit the triple ...