Back home, the craving called, and a corner of my kitchen became a fermenter’s paradise. Where kombucha led, I followed: from the farmers’ markets of Hawaii to the yoga beaches of Bali; from the healing heart of India to the tap rooms of Portland, Oregon. Before long, I was interning at one of the world’s most forward-thinking fermentarians – a humble pickle shop in Berkeley, California, getting to know my obsession a little better. There are a million reasons to love kombucha, and not all of them bacterial: I’m drawn to the warmth of all the people who ferment, their desire to share ideas and taste together; I love the spontaneity of the process, its weirdness, and aliveness; and I’m inspired by the discovery of new techniques and experimental ingredients, a journey that never ends.

Fix8 is the creative expression of my kombucha addiction. A healthy high for sensible hedonists, a fix for the fermentally-fixated. I can only hope that you enjoy this wild, weird and wonderful drink half as much as me.