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I don't think water kefir is similar to kombucha in difficulty, kombucha seems much more fragile. I killed my kombucha mother at the first batch (not sure what went wrong), and never got any problem with water kefir. A friend who tried both reports the same experience.

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I've done both. I found kombucha really easy to maintain. My biggest problem was getting over-ambitious and moving from a one-gallon glass container to a two-gallon container. The larger container made too much and got to be a hassle to process; it got to be a burden. I wish I had kept that smaller container.

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