Guest guest Posted April 14, 2007 Report Share Posted April 14, 2007 Do most of you use starter tea AND vinegar together when you start your brews. Everything I have read says use 10-20% starter OR if not availible use the vinegar. I had a mold problem and just want clarification when I start over. All the best......... Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2007 Report Share Posted April 14, 2007 I used vinegar on my very first brew but have used starter tea ever since. Pangie -- Brew Question Do most of you use starter tea AND vinegar together when you start your brews. Everything I have read says use 10-20% starter OR if not availible use the vinegar. I had a mold problem and just want clarification when I start over. All the best......... Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2007 Report Share Posted April 14, 2007 I use both, just a few tsp of distilled vinegar. I figure that I'll do it for the first few brews then maybe every now and then. I think I will though do it for every other brew in the summer, even with air conditioning, it gets hot and muggy here. > > Do most of you use starter tea AND vinegar together when you start your > brews. Everything I have read says use 10-20% starter OR if not > availible use the vinegar. > > I had a mold problem and just want clarification when I start over. > > All the best......... > > Jeff > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2007 Report Share Posted April 14, 2007 Jeff, I never use vinegar, always the starter, but if you have had a recent mold problem suggest you cleanse everything thoroughly with vinegar and then hydrogen peroxide ( reverse order also works) Clean your counter tops, etc this way as well. suggested using a spray bottle of each solution and then just wipe dry. When creating your next brew- be sure that your starter solution gets poured directly ON the scoby. This should prevent any future problems with mold. When doing continuous brewing I always dunk the scoby in the previous batch before adding the new sweet tea. Huggs zoe Saturday, April 14, 2007, 9:16:02 AM, you wrote: > Do most of you use starter tea AND vinegar together when you start your > brews. Everything I have read says use 10-20% starter OR if not > availible use the vinegar. > I had a mold problem and just want clarification when I start over. > All the best......... > Jeff > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2007 Report Share Posted April 14, 2007 In message <evquo2+86r2eGroups> you wrote: > Do most of you use starter tea AND vinegar together when you start your > brews. Everything I have read says use 10-20% starter OR if not > availible use the vinegar. Jeff, I use starter tea : either KT that has gone too sour from separate bottles or very acidic KT from my starter pot. If you do not have very acidic starter KT I would advise you to add first your ordinary KT and last a couple of tbsp of distilled white malt vinegar over the culture before you cover it. This will add protective acidity and help to keep mold away. Best wishes, Margret -- +------------------ Minstrel@... --------------------+ <)))<>< http://www.therpc.f9.co.uk <)))<>< http://www.AnswersInGenesis.com +----------------- http://www.Gotquestions.org ------------------+ Nobody feels loving all the time, but we can always do the loving thing if we so choose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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