It’s about to get a whole lot easier to brew your own kombucha. KOMBU has announced the new KOMBU Fermenstation brewing system, a first-of-its-kind appliance that’s built to allow home kombucha brewers to more easily create their favorite brews.
The system is designed to address all the challenges typically associated with DIY kombucha, all while offering an elegant design with user-friendly controls. And it could save you a whole lot of money too. KOMBU argues that while store-bought kombucha typically costs $3.99 per bottle, you can brew your own with the Fermenstation for only 39 cents. Think of it like the Sodastream of kombucha.
“KOMBU Fermenstation is not just a device, it’s a game-changer for home-brewers. By reimagining DIY kombucha, we started from a clean sheet to make brewing easy and accessible to everyone, making it a must-have for all kombucha enthusiasts and new beginners to the craft,” says Michael Churchill, CEO and Co-Founder at KOMBU.
The Fermenstation is higher tech than it might look at first glance. It offers a low heating temperature-controlled system to keep the desired warmth steady for a pre-set number of days. It also has an ambient air sensor built in to control the heating pads and maintain the perfect warmth during that time. The appliance is relatively compact, measuring 7.4 inches wide, 10.5 inches high, and 14 inches long.
It’s also designed to allow for continuous brewing. After you fill the bottles to 80% with kombucha, the spigot built into the appliance will stop pouring, keeping 20% of your starter SCOBY in the jar for your next brew. The system comes with four bottles, and there’s a convenient storage compartment for the bottles in the Fermenstation itself.
The Fermenstation has simple controls and it connects to Wi-Fi, allowing you to keep track of your brew using a dedicated mobile app, which you can use to set timers, monitor the temperature, and get notifications about your brew’s status.
You can pre-order the KOMBU Fermenstation for yourself straight from the Fermenstation’s Kickstarter page. It comes at a list price of $499, however Kickstarter funders will be able to get it for $359 starting today.
