Using the various sources I have accumulated, I'm going to give a better explanation of what exactly kombucha is. This information will also be included in the final video project.
Kombucha is fermented tea. The drink begins as regular tea (typically green or black) and is mixed with kombucha cultures. Microbiological culturing is a method of growing bacteria. In the case of kombucha, theses cultures take form in the SCOBY (Symbiotic Colony Of Bacteria and Yeast). When the cultures are mixed with the tea, the SCOBY, being a colony of bacteria and yeast, begins to aerobically (with oxygen) ferment the tea. Fermentation is the process of yeast turning sugar into acids (in alcoholic beverages, the fermentation process is altered to produce ethanol). The product is fermented tea, which is then flavoured and sweetened again before undergoing a second anaerobic (without oxygen) ferment in which the yeast produces carbon dioxide from sugar. This is the carbonation of the tea.
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