How to prepare a tibicos culture

How to prepare a tibicos culture? Here's what I found out from those with more experience:

First, you have to find tibicos mushroom. This can be the tricky part, depending on where you live or who you know.

Once you have the tibicos mushroom, add it to pure water, inside a glass container. Note that: a) the water you use should as pure as possible, clear of any pollutants such as chlorine; b) the container you use should be very clean, but clear of any leftover residues of soap (which create a hostile environment for the probiotics).

As you now have a container with the tibicos and water, place sugar inside (sugar types are relevant, you may wish to do some research or experimentation on that matter). One spoon of sugar per three of tibicos.

Hence the names of water kefir or sugar kefir grains.

Tibicos needs to breathe, like any living organism. This creates a situation when it comes to covering it. Use a cloth that covers but still allows air to go through. This protects from impurities but still allows for breathing.

Then, leave everything alone for one or two days.

As for drinking instructions, the same applies as what we have discussed with kephir. Use a plastic strainer to avoid metal residues and interactions, and store in the refrigerator.

Kephir, Kombucha and Tibicos really are amazing gifts... from Nature to us, and from us to others :)