Hi!

My name is Estera,
and kombucha is my all-time favorite drink.

Besides kombucha, I love water, lemonade, and cold brew matcha.

Here's my kombucha story:

First of all, I admire healthy foods as well as caring for my gut microbiota. But I really can't stand fermented vegetables. Their taste is just... too intense for me.

That's why, with all awareness, that fermented food is SUPER HEALTHY, I tried kombucha (aka fermented tea) 🌱

After the first sip, I did not expect that soon I'll fall in love. Trying more and more available kombucha brands on the market, I slowly started getting hooked on its taste.

When I craved something sweet — I drank kombucha. If I had a big meal and needed little help with digestion — I drank kombucha. On hot workdays, when I thirsted for a healthy and refreshing drink, you know exactly what I did.

During my time in the IT industry, all after-hours were overflowing with beer (which taste I hate). So I was bringing kombucha with me as my ultimate socializing beverage.

I started fermenting, experimenting with flavours and sharing the starter culture with friends and family.

What was surprising to me at that time, is that many of my friends were unfamiliar with kombucha. My social circle is generally health-conscious, but still many of them never actually drank it. This made me think that there might be more people out there who haven't tried this fabulous drink.

That's why I created kombuczara project. At first, my main goal was to spread awareness about kombucha as a healthy alternative to other soft drinks. Now, my focus is also on helping people brew their own kombucha at home. Wanna join this tasty adventure? Stay with me!

With love — kombuczara 🧡

As each day passed, my love for kombucha grew stronger, while my wallet was gradually shrinking (yeah, kombucha can be quite pricey) 💸

Then I reached a breaking point and said "I'm spending WAY TOO MUCH money on kombucha" (at that time I was drinking store-bought kombucha almost once a day). Then my friend told me that she'll give me cultures to start brewing kombucha on my own.

And that was a REAL game changer...