Homemade Scoby!

to make kombucha, you need a scoby. SCOBY is an acronym that stands for Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast. To make the probiotic drinkvof kombucha, you need one of these. This recipe will show you how to make one if you don't already have one.

7 cups of water

1/2 cup sugar, preferably granulated

5 bags black tea, or 1 tablespoon loose tea

1 ucup nflavored, unpasteurized store-bought kombucha

1) bring 2 cups water to a boil with sugar. boil for 5 minutes.

2) Remove from heat, and steep the tea for 5 minutes. then, strain into an airtight container.

3) Add the store remaining weter to cool the mixture to room temperature. when it has cooled, add the store bought kombucha. if there are any small blobs in it (baby scoby's), make sure to add them, too.

4) Cover your mixture with a cloth or paper towel and rubber band it shut. Store your mixture in a dark and cool place for 1 to 4 weeks until a thin layer forms on the top of the liquid. This film will be your new baby scoby!

5) Your mixture can be used to start your first kombucha batch or as a cleaning agent, as it will be very strong and vinegar-like. Your SCOBY will take uniform texture and color after the first few batches of kombucha, where it will start to reproduce and give way to nee scoby's.

And there you have it folks! Your very own scoby for kombucha. You can find my kombucha recipe here.