The pellicle stuff drives me nuts but I feel pedantic correcting people. I need to find an easier way to observe bacteria, because right now I'm relying on suga

The pellicle stuff drives me nuts but I feel pedantic correcting people. I need to find an easier way to observe bacteria, because right now I'm relying on sugar content to determine "doneness", which is pretty second order to all the things that can happen around sugar in a kombucha brew.