Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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When you think of kombucha, you might think of a nice, refreshing, healthy drink, one that’s exceptionally good for your microbiome. What we here at Journey to the Microcosmos think of is a terrarium…a place where a whole ecosystem exists, trapped in glass.

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vox.com/ad/22254499/history-kombucha-gt-dave
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6730531
thekitchn.com/how-to-make-your-own-kombucha-scoby-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-202596

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