Best Trusted Sources For Buying Kombucha SCOBYs

The most important component of a good kombucha home brewing system is the SCOBY (Symbiotic Colony Of Bacteria and Yeast). If you’re just beginning to brew at home, you need a healthy SCOBY so that you can make top-quality kombucha tea right from the start. Check out the links below for some of the best online resources for active, healthy, long-lasting SCOBYs.

NOTE: If the online sellers can’t ship to your location, you can grow your own SCOBY.  Also, since more and more people are doing their own home brewing of kombucha and beer these days, there’s probably a brewer’s supply store in your area, or another place where you can find kombucha SCOBYs locally.

Cultures For Health

Julie and Eric Feickert are advocates of sustainable living, home-grown food, and natural fermentation. Along with SCOBYs and the other ingredients and equipment you need to make kombucha, they’re also a good resource if you want to learn how to make kefir and other fermented foods.

Kombucha Kamp

Blogger Hannah Crum is know in brewing circles as “The Kombucha Mama” and she’s a good source of information, recipes, and healthy SCOBYs. If you live in Southern California, you might even be able to join her for one of her popular brewing classes.

Kombucha Brooklyn (KBBK)

On the other side of the country, the team at Kombucha Brooklyn has taken home brewing to the next level. This laid-back company provides professional-grade ingredients and equipment, as well as helpful tips on things like the best tea to use for kombucha. If you live in the New York City area, you can buy KBBK’s tasty brew in shops. Some local restaurants and bars even carry it on tap!

Wells of Health (Etsy)

Wells of Health has been selling organic-only kombucha SCOBYs through Etsy since 2008. They’ve got an excellent rating for customer service as well as quality. They ship all over the United States from their home base in North Carolina. If you live in a warmer climate, they’ll have the answers to your questions about warm weather care for kombucha. 

The Kombucha Shop

This Midwestern retailer also uses organic materials, and sells top quality organic tea, as well as the basic supplies you’ll need to get your kombucha from brewing vessel to bottle. The website has a section on kombucha recipes that will inspire you to create your own flavors.

Organic Cultures

The Organic Cultures founders have spent more than ten years sourcing the best organic starter cultures for kombucha, water kefir, dairy products like buttermilk and yoghurt, and traditional fermented foods like tempeh. Their 100% guaranteed replacement policy and careful shipping make this a good source for beginning brewers.

Happy Herbalist

This online retailer was one of the first to start shipping SCOBYs and other essential kombucha ingredients more than twenty years ago. Founder Ed Kasper has developed his website to include helpful advice on brewing kombucha as well as explanations of the ways that drinking kombucha benefits your health. He offers several different starter SCOBYs, including one that is cultured on pu-erh tea, which many people believe generally creates the most healthy SCOBY.