Trying to get a new batch started after over a year

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Hello,

I moved from CT to Phoenix, AZ a year ago, and this is the first batch that I

have attempted in this new climate/environment. I could not move my SCOBY, so I

tried to get a new one going using a bottle of store-bought Kombucha, it molded.

It can get quite warm outside here, although we keep the house between 78 and 84

degrees during the summer. Should I just scrap the idea of trying to grow my

own SCOBY, and look for a local source? Or has anyone here had any luck growing

one from store bought KT?

Thanks for your advice.

craving KT in AZ,

Suzette