What Is That Weird Residue in My Bottle of Kombucha?

I love kombucha, the fizzy, fermented tea. It’s flavorful, refreshing, and packed with good-for-my-gut probiotics. Yet when I first started sipping this stomach-settling beverage a few years ago, I was skeeved by something that catches many other kombucha newbies off guard: a strange substance floating towards the bottom of every bottle. To me, it looked like a nausea-inducing combination of spit-up and mold. Read More...