About Angelica & You Brew Kombucha

The story

Why homemade? Because store-bought kombucha is pricey, the flavor selection is limited, and you can make a more probiotic-rich, more delicious version yourself — customized exactly to your taste — for around 50 cents a bottle.

When Angelica started brewing, she couldn't find a single source of understandable, science-based, genuinely in-depth kombucha information that wasn't trying to sell her a kit or scare her into buying products. There were sources — but none that gave all the details and context you actually need to succeed.

So she built it. She scoured books, sites and videos, talked to home brewers and commercial brewers, and tested method after method in her own kitchen. She and her husband Ryan started the YouTube channel to show exactly what her variables were — the vessel, the tea, the temperature, the timing — so you could see what success looks like and adapt it to your own home. That channel grew to over 133,000 subscribers and nearly a hundred videos, and this site is its written companion — the most comprehensive resource for kombucha homebrewers who want to do it all themselves.

In kombucha and in a lot of other aspects of life, Ange likes to challenge herself to make and create things on her own. If you can figure out a way to make it better (and oftentimes cheaper) yourself — why buy it when you can make it? Why rely on someone else when you can master it yourself? You can brew kombucha. She believes in you!

The philosophy

YBK's Home Brewing Philosophy · Watch on YouTube

• There's no single right way. Kombucha has many variables; what works for someone else's kitchen might not work in yours. Advice here comes with its reasoning, so you can adapt instead of memorize.
• Detail is respect. The process is simple once you get the hang of it — but pretending it's simpler than it is just leaves brewers stranded when real questions come up. You deserve the why, not just the what.
• It's a living thing. Your brew will change with the seasons, your SCOBY, your ingredients. It won't be factory-consistent — that's the beauty of a real, raw product no one else can replicate.
• Take notes, have fun. Treat it like a friendly science experiment. Nothing accelerates learning like a well-scribbled brew log.
• No ads, no fear-mongering, nothing to sell. Kombucha isn't a miracle cure and this site won't pretend otherwise. It's a delicious, rewarding hobby — that's plenty.

YBK in the media

• Huffington Post — What You Need to Make Kombucha at Home, According to an Expert. Read →
• KTLA — How One Woman Turned Kombucha into a Successful YouTube Channel. Watch →
• Harney & Sons — Angelica Kelly: Teafluencer Feature. Read →

The book

The Kombucha Crafter's Logbook is Angelica's custom batch tracker — reference charts, master recipes, troubleshooting guides and log pages modeled on the journals she kept while learning. It's the companion piece to everything free on this site. Get it on Amazon → (affiliate link — it supports YBK at no extra cost to you)

Beyond kombucha

Angelica's other obsession is tea itself — loose leaf, Gong Fu Cha, the whole rabbit hole. If that sounds like your kind of trouble, visit Ange's Tea Corner.

Contact

PR, partnership & business inquiries: youbrewkombucha@gmail.com

Brewing questions? Because of the volume of messages, Ange usually can't reply individually when the answer already lives in a guide or video — try the library, troubleshooting or the FAQ first. Odds are excellent your answer is waiting. Comments on the relevant YouTube video are the best place for discussion.

Found the site helpful? You can buy Ange a tea — donations help cover hosting and filming as she keeps testing materials and sharing what she learns.

The legal blah blah

Ange hates having to be this "official," but this is the internet, so let's be super clear.

Terms & conditions: The methods and opinions presented on youbrewkombucha.com and the You Brew Kombucha YouTube channel are the practices Angelica follows in her own home. You Brew Kombucha cannot legally or otherwise assume responsibility for any outcomes — positive or negative — that result from following the tips outlined here. This is a helpful resource with tips you can take or leave at your discretion; since individual brewers' circumstances vary, the same outcomes can't be guaranteed. No medical claims are made about kombucha — if you have any concerns or questions about your health, always consult a physician or other healthcare professional. Translation out of legal-ese: let's all be adults, use our best judgment, and not blame other people for our own choices. This site was built as a free resource to help people — please don't sue.

Affiliate link disclosure: On relevant pages, YBK uses affiliate links (usually marked with an *). That means Ange may get a small commission of the seller's profit if you purchase her recommended products — it won't cost you any more than you'd normally pay. She went through a lot of trial and error to find low-cost, high-quality options, purchased these materials herself, and was using them long before YBK existed; she'd never recommend anything she can't vouch for in her own home brewing. If you feel comfortable using the links, thank you! Otherwise, buy from wherever you like. No hard feelings — you do what you've gotta do for your bucha.