Looking for information on growing a scoby or want to learn how to grow a scoby? Well, you’ve come to the right place!

I’m going to share step-by-step on how to create a SCOBY from scratch right in the comfort of your kitchen so you can make kombucha at home.

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How To Grow A Scoby

Scoby is an acronym for Symbiotic Culture Of Bacteria and Yeast, which is used to make Kombucha!

I will show you how to grow a scoby! It’s a jelly-like, pancake-shaped living thing is the secret behind making kombucha at home. But you can also buy or get one instead of growing your own scoby too!

Where to get a scoby? You can get one from a friend (many people give away scobies on Facebook marketplace or craigslist), buy one on amazon, or make one.

Full Recipe Down Below

INGREDIENTS FOR MAKING SCOBY:

• Water
• Tea Bags or Loose-leaf Tea
• Sugar
• Kombucha (Raw, unflavoured store-bought)

KITCHEN EQUIPMENT:

• 1 litre glass jar
• Piece of cloth or coffee filter
• Rubber band or string

How To Grow A Scoby

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Prep Time 7 days d

Total Time 7 days d

Course Drinks

Cuisine American, Chinese, Japanese

Servings 1 Litre

Equipment

• 1 Glass Jar 1 Litre
• 1 Cloth or Coffee Filter
• 1 Rubber Band or string

Ingredients

  

• 2 cups water
• 3 black tea bags or green tea bags or 1 tablesppon of loose-leaf tea
• 1/4 cup grandukated sugar
• 1 cup Kombucha raw and unflavoured (store-bought)

Instructions

 

• Boil the 2 cups of water and steep the tea bags or loose tea for around 10 minutes. Stir in the sugar until it dissolves. Allow the tea to cool to room temperature.
• In your glass jar, mix the cooled tea with the 1 cup of store-bought kombucha.
• Place a cloth or coffee filter over the top of the jar and secure it with a rubber band or string.
• Put the jar in a warm, dark area where it won't be disturbed for 1 to 4 weeks until you see a 1/2-inch thick SCOBY form on the surface of the liquid. Check every week to see how it's going.
• With clean hands, remove the SCOBY from the liquid and start your first batch of kombucha.

Keyword fermentation, Kombucha, Scoby

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