left Kombucha out overnight- still good?

[Anonymous]

I bought a large ($8.00) bottle of Kombucha while grocery shopping last night. It was in the refrigerated section of the store.

I woke up this morning and saw that I had left it on the counter (unopened) overnight. Our house temp is around 69F at night....

Do you think it's still good??

[Anonymous]

Refrigeration just stops the additional fermentation when conditioning in the bottle so I would think it’s fine.

[Anonymous]

I would not risk it, and I’m pretty lax about those things in general.

[Anonymous]

Taste it. If it tastes ok, then I’d have it.

[Anonymous]

It is fine but may taste more vinegar-y due to the continued fermentation. I left a $36 case out for two days recently and drank it all. It was more sour for sure but fine.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t use kombucha if it had been left out for hours in a hot car but at those temperatures I’d be okay with it. It will just taste more acidic.

[Anonymous]

It's a live culture (or supposed to be). The acidity of kombucha suppresses growth of bad bacteria. It may taste a little more sour if the kombucha culture grew faster than usual due to warmer temperature, but otherwise should be fine.

[Anonymous]

There could be some air pressure build up if the culture grew significantly overnight (CO2 byproduct). I would open the bottle to release pressure for just in case.

[Anonymous]

OP here- I drank it earlier today and it tasted fine. No stomach issues to report. Thanks for the responses.