Craigslist freebie of the day: SCOBY doobie do

Slightly used living bacteria and fermented yeast? Mmm! Someone at King’s Highway and Ocean Avenue is giving away their “fantastic” SCOBY, the key element you need to start your own kombucha batch. SCOBY stands for Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast and is the essential “mother” of your would-be kombucha recipe. And we heard it can be devilishly hard to make from scratch, so much so that brewers often rely on getting hand-me-down SCOBYs. Luckily, we’ve got a step-by-step guide on how to make your own kombucha too!