Kombucha starter?

[dianna11]

I am thinking about making kombucha tea, but none of the instructions I can find tell me where to get the starter... other than "get it from a friend". Well, none of my friends have ever heard of the stuff, so getting starter there isn't going to happen.

I'm in Toronto, Ontario if that narrows it down

Thanks!

[annethcz]

It's really easy to grow your own starter/SCOBY from a bottle of raw kombucha that you buy from the store.

[dianna11]

Originally Posted by annethcz

It's really easy to grow your own starter/SCOBY from a bottle of raw kombucha that you buy from the store.

Do you know of Canadian, specifically Toronto stores that carry them, because I can't find any.

Do you have more information on how to grow your own and what scoby is?

[dogmom327]

If you end up finding a bottle of kombucha--this thread can help you with the details of how to grow it: http://www.mothering.com/discussions...=growing+scoby

ETA: just tried to PM you but it looks like your mailbox is full. If you can't find kombucha locally to grow a scoby--PM me as I may have another option for you.

[ollyoxenfree]

I typed "toronto kombucha" into google and this came up with some suggestions, but perhaps they've been a dead end?

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/615238

There were a few other hits with sources too, including a mushroom farmer, Mycosource, who seems to be at a few farmer's markets in the city.

HTH

[dianna11]

Originally Posted by dogmom327

If you end up finding a bottle of kombucha--this thread can help you with the details of how to grow it: http://www.mothering.com/discussions...=growing+scoby

ETA: just tried to PM you but it looks like your mailbox is full. If you can't find kombucha locally to grow a scoby--PM me as I may have another option for you.

Strange - I emptied my whole pm box to 0 and it still says it's full.

Thanks for the link, I'll look through it!!

[MountainMamaGC]

I got mine on eBay. It came back to life in spite of being in transit for a week. I paid 5 dollars for the scoby and 5 dollars for shipping.

[dogmom327]

Originally Posted by dianna11

Strange - I emptied my whole pm box to 0 and it still says it's full.

Thanks for the link, I'll look through it!!

Check your sent items folder. Those darn things count too. That got me awhile back--couldn't figure out how my box was full