Kombucha is fermented tea that is thought to originate in China in 200 BC. Fermentation is one of the oldest food preservation processes. Kombucha is a sweet tea fermented with a unique culture of active yeast and bacteria referred to as a SCOBY (symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast). Kombucha is popular for its array of health benefits, specifically it’s live, active cultures that promote gut health along with polyphenols (antioxidants) from the tea, B vitamins from the yeast, and other healthy ingredients such as turmeric for joint health, raspberries and hibiscus for lowering blood pressure, etc.
IndieFerm Kombucha is brewed using filtered water, organic black or green tea, organic cane sugar, and our home-grown SCOBY and starter liquid from a previous batch of kombucha. We brew the tea, add the sugar, allow it to cool and then add the starter liquid and SCOBY. The brew then aerobically ferments at room temperature for anywhere from 1-3 weeks. While the kombucha ferments, the starter liquid inoculates the tea with active yeast and bacteria to jump start the fermentation process and lower to pH to encourage an acidic environment that inhibits the growth of bad bacteria and mold. The active yeast consumes the sugar, converting it to ethanol. The bacteria then converts the ethanol to acetic acid (vinegar). Carbon dioxide is also produced during the fermentation process. By the end of the fermentation cycle, you have an effervescent and slightly tart beverage.
Our craft kombucha is brewed in small batches, handcrafted with organic products in stainless steel vessels. We typically flavor our kombucha with dried herbs and dehydrated berries to reduce the use of added sugars commonly found in fruit juice, but we also have limited edition flavors that are brewed with local goods such as herbs, whole fruits and maple syrup. We lightly carbonate our kombucha and keg, bottle, and label everything by hand. We have several rotating flavors of kombucha on tap at our brewery and we have more flavors available in bottles. We offer discount refills on empty kombucha bottles to help you reduce and reuse resources. You save a dollar off the retail price on each bottle!!!
We also sell kombucha kits, SCOBYs, and teach classes on how to make you own kombucha. Classes are announced on our events page and in Facebook posts.
Where to find IndieFerm Kombucha:
IndieFerm Brewing & IndieFerm Supply: on tap & bottles & discount refills (127 Camelot Drive, Plymouth)
The Market at Pinehills: bottles (Plymouth)
Jolly Bean Cafe: bottles (Plymouth)
Hot Yoga 1620: bottles (Plymouth)
Lamplighter Brewing: on tap, bottles (Cambridge and Cambridge Crossing)
Three Fins Coffee Roasters: bottles (West Dennis)
Leyden Street Coffee: bottles (Manomet)
Harper Lane Brewing: bottles (Middleborough)
42nd Brewing (Kingston)
Bramhall’s Store: on tap, bottles (Chiltonville)
Kingston Farmers Market @ Gray’s Beach Kingston (First Sundays Spring-Fall): bottles, free tastings
Marshfield Farmers Market, Fridays from 2 to 6 PM in the summer, third Saturdays during the rest of the year. (https://marshfieldfair.org/farmers-market/): bottles
Simpson’s Springs: bottles (South Easton)
Langwater Farm: bottles (Easton)
Nessralla Farms: bottles (Halifax)
Interested in offering our kombucha in your cafe, market, or restaurant? Contact us at indiefermsupply@gmail.com to discuss wholesale opportunities.
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