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.

B efore 2025 was named the year of the health drink, before matcha lattes became a status symbol and before anyone was talking about their gut microbiome in polite company, there was kombucha. A ...

Upon introduction of the SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast) to the sweet tea, the yeast eats the sugar and makes alcohol. At the same time, bacteria consume the alcohol and produce acid, ...

If you want to brew a batch at home, a key ingredient you'll need is a SCOBY, or "symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast." ...

"The SCOBY Project explores the use of Symbiotic Cultures of Bacteria and Yeast (SCOBY) as a living, growable material for interdisciplinary design, education, and sustainable making. Rooted in ...

The SCOBY Breastplate is a sustainable, interactive wearable that was slowly grown and fabricated from kombucha SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture Of Bacteria and Yeast) biofilm over the course of 13 weeks.

Olga Sorzano has a simple mission of making delicious, farm-to-bottle kombucha. In the ten years since she founded Baba’s ...

The star of the show is a slimy disc of living bacteria called the SCOBY (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast), also called a “mushroom” or “mother”, which causes a simple blend of tea ...

Rajkishore Nayak works for RMIT University Vietnam. We received Tier II funding from the the office of Research & Innovation at RMIT University Vietnam & CSIRO Australia. Donna Cleveland works for ...

Aptly named the Scoby Room, the pop-up is a testament to Taboocha’s products, creativity, and how far they’ve come over the past decade. From light installations made from dried scoby cultures ...