We get it. You’re sipping your kombucha and suddenly notice something swirling — a cloudy strand, a soft blob, maybe even what looks like a tiny alien. It can feel unexpected.
But it’s not a flaw. It’s a sign your drink is alive.
What you’re seeing is a harmless culture — yeast and bacteria that can continue to form even after bottling. This is the nature of traditional kombucha, and at Kombucha 221BC, we choose to keep it that way. We don’t pasteurize or over-process our drinks to make them look uniform. We allow the living cultures to remain active, so you can experience the full benefit, just as people have for generations.
Yes, it may look unusual. And if you’re not used to it, we understand why it might feel off-putting. But rest assured, it’s completely safe — and a beautiful reminder that you’re drinking something real.
Before food was sterilized and shelf-stabilized, it was full of life. Our kitchens had bubbling crocks, not expiration dates. And our bodies understood how to work with nature, not against it.
We don’t make new-age soda dressed up as health. We make kombucha — the kind rooted in time, not trends. Alive, handcrafted, and fermented with care.
So if you see a floater — a swirl, a disc, a strand — take it as a quiet reassurance: your kombucha is living and well. You can gently tilt or swirl the bottle, and it will likely dissolve into smaller, nearly invisible pieces. Or you can leave it be. Either way, it’s completely safe.
It’s simply part of the real fermentation process — made with integrity, not manufactured for perfection.
If it looks a little strange, that’s okay. Real things often do.
