Kombucha Swap-O-Rama (and Science!)

Kombucha (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kombucha) is a fermented tea with a very complex symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeasts (SCOBY) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCOBY), composed of dozens of different species. It's a health food; it's a tasty fizzy caffeinated beverage; it even makes vegan leather (http://www.ecouterre.com/u-k-designer-grows-an-entire-wardrobe-from-tea-fermenting-bacteria/) - what's not to like!

Join us in-person at Counter Culture Labs to taste a variety of kombucha cultures from our kombucha library of SCOBY's we have collected from various sources. Bring your own home made kombucha if you have some to share! Participants will be able to take home a culture of their choice.

We will also cover the latest from the Kombucha Genomics community project at CCL, where we have been studying these wonderful cultures using microbiology, DNA sequencing, microscopy, and material science.