Lessons From Growing a Kombucha SCOBY

Lois Melkonian
Nov 4 · 3 min read

Where do you learn your lessons?

25 days ago, I decided to try to make homemade kombucha. The first step is to grow a SCOBY. After this tea/sugar/store bought kombucha mixture sat in the dark recess of an upper cupboard for more than 3 weeks, I took it out and voila — the SCOBY had formed!

SCOBY, a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast, is a weird formation that you can…

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Lois Melkonian

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Life Coach, Writer, Podcaster. Exploring how to stay present as you move from where you are to where you want to be. You’ve got this. https://loismelkonian.com

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