How Long Can You Leave a SCOBY Hotel? A Guide to Safe Storage
                                
                                
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                                While some brewers have left their SCOBY hotels untouched for a year or more without issue, the general consensus is that they can be maintained indefinitely with proper care. The survival and viability depend on consistent feeding and maintaining a stable, room-temperature environment [1.2.1, 9.4].