Author: Jeanne Muchnick and Karen Tensa

DANBURY, Conn. -- A personal passion has turned into a growing business for Danbury resident Liz Ceppos.

Ceppos and her husband, Ian, are the owners of Cross Culture Kombucha which was formed earlier this year. The two have been brewing this ancient drink for years at home and have long enjoyed its health benefits.

Kombucha, for those who don't know, is a fermented beverage made with a live culture created through SCOBY (Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria and Yeast) which transforms sweet tea into this growing-in-popularity drink, loaded with beneficial bacteria, antioxidants, vitamins and healthy organic acids.

Ceppos said kombucha is something she enjoyed at home -- until she lost her job a year ago and needed to think about her next step.

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