Kombucha bitches!

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My friend Stacey gave me part of her SCOBY (Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria and Yeast) in order to make my own Kombucha. It starts by boiling some water and dissolving a cup of sugar completely.



Then brew some tea (I chose some plain ol' Green).



Let it brew and cool to room temperature.



Then I poured it in this crock, which Stacey lent me.



And added the SCOBY (it grows to the size and shape of it's container and this was in a mason jar-like container beforehand).



Then I let it sit for a week, covered with an old pillowcase.



I forgot to take a picture of it before I took it out, but after a week the SCOBY had grown to the size of the crock and the whole mixture smelt faintly like apple cider vinegar. Here is the SCOBY in it's new home, which I hope to use for future fermentation.



I strained out the SCOBY to save for the next batch and bottled my Kombucha for a second fermentation. I'm planning on trying it tomorrow!