🧫 What SCOBY Is SCOBY stands for Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast. It’s a living, jelly-like disk (often called a “kombucha mushroom” even though it’s not a fungus) that floats on top of the tea during fermentation. It looks a bit like a rubbery pancake — smooth, beige or tan, and slightly spongy. ⸻ ⚙️ How SCOBY Works SCOBY is essentially a tiny ecosystem that converts sweet tea into kombucha through fermentation: 1. 🍬 Yeast breaks down the sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide. 2. 🦠 B

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