Guest guest Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 I have a stack of scoby stored in a pot (glass jar) on the counter but have unfortunately not brewed any KT for quite a few months. During that idle time the top scoby has turned grey and looks 'dusty' on top. I think part of the issue is that the very top scoby has dried out and probably the acidity has dropped as a result. I don't know if I'm seeing dehydrating of the scoby or if this is mold on the top layer. The ones below actually look fine through the side of the glass jar. I now I certainly want to throw out the top one, but do you think I can safely recover the lower ones? Any suggestions on how I should treat these safely? Should I rinse them god with vinegar? Should I throw out a couple of layers to be safe? Any advice appreciated so I can get brewing again! Thanks, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 In message <237f7cfb0707100905v201e4e41mf1dc6f13dca2c290@...> you wrote: > I have a stack of scoby stored in a pot (glass jar) on the counter but have > unfortunately not brewed any KT for quite a few months. During that idle > time the top scoby has turned grey and looks 'dusty' on top. I think part > of the issue is that the very top scoby has dried out and probably the > acidity has dropped as a result. I don't know if I'm seeing dehydrating of > the scoby or if this is mold on the top layer. Hi Mark, It sounds suspicious! But...... Here is what I would do: I would, as you half suggested, get rid of the top 2 scobys. > > The ones below actually look fine through the side of the glass jar. I now > I certainly want to throw out the top one, but do you think I can safely > recover the lower ones? Any suggestions on how I should treat these > safely? Should I rinse them with vinegar? Yes, I should, best with a distilled vinegar - not water. Then put them immediately all together in sweet tea, made after your recipe or one you can find on http://users.bestweb.net/~om/kmi/manual.html Cover and leave completely undisturbed for at least 12 days. Don't forget to add some distilled vinegar over the top of your new brew as acidic protection. After this time you will be able to see whether your brew is clear and healthy, or whether a contamination as re-occurred (if it was that). You would also smell a musty kind of smell if the second scenario has occurred. Then you would need a new Kombucha culture. Let us know where you are. I'm sure someone would be more than happy to send you a new culture. You might even decide to do that from the start - just to be sure. Wishing you well for the future, Margret:-) -- +------------------ Minstrel@... --------------------+ <)))<>< http://www.therpc.f9.co.uk <)))<>< http://www.AnswersInGenesis.com +----------------- http://www.Gotquestions.org ------------------+ You can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles a rainy day, the elderly, lost luggage and tangled Christmas tree lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 In message <237f7cfb0707100905v201e4e41mf1dc6f13dca2c290@...> you wrote: > I have a stack of scoby stored in a pot (glass jar) on the counter but have > unfortunately not brewed any KT for quite a few months. During that idle > time the top scoby has turned grey and looks 'dusty' on top. I think part > of the issue is that the very top scoby has dried out and probably the > acidity has dropped as a result. I don't know if I'm seeing dehydrating of > the scoby or if this is mold on the top layer. Hi Mark, It sounds suspicious! But...... Here is what I would do: I would, as you half suggested, get rid of the top 2 scobys. > > The ones below actually look fine through the side of the glass jar. I now > I certainly want to throw out the top one, but do you think I can safely > recover the lower ones? Any suggestions on how I should treat these > safely? Should I rinse them with vinegar? Yes, I should, best with a distilled vinegar - not water. Then put them immediately all together in sweet tea, made after your recipe or one you can find on http://users.bestweb.net/~om/kmi/manual.html Cover and leave completely undisturbed for at least 12 days. Don't forget to add some distilled vinegar over the top of your new brew as acidic protection. After this time you will be able to see whether your brew is clear and healthy, or whether a contamination as re-occurred (if it was that). You would also smell a musty kind of smell if the second scenario has occurred. Then you would need a new Kombucha culture. Let us know where you are. I'm sure someone would be more than happy to send you a new culture. You might even decide to do that from the start - just to be sure. Wishing you well for the future, Margret:-) -- +------------------ Minstrel@... --------------------+ <)))<>< http://www.therpc.f9.co.uk <)))<>< http://www.AnswersInGenesis.com +----------------- http://www.Gotquestions.org ------------------+ You can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles a rainy day, the elderly, lost luggage and tangled Christmas tree lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Hi,here is probably a new film scoby forming as we are speaking..may be a good idea to keep eyelevel so the young ones can just look, withou movingj Jar (*.*) Jahjet.. > > I am attempting to start a scoby from scratch. After around a week I could see a film forming on the surface of the tea. I was proud of myself and everything was going great. Then a few days later I noticed that part of the film was out of the liquid and stuck to the glass. I think my daughter took it down to look at it and while moving it the scoby splash up against the glass and remained there after she put it back. So when I found it there was a large piece of scoby out of the liquid, stuck to the glass and all dried out. I was thinking of starting over but instead got a wooden spoon and pushed the dried out part back into the liquid. I was wondering if this will have any effect on my scoby. > > Thanks, > > Larry > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Hi,here is probably a new film scoby forming as we are speaking..may be a good idea to keep eyelevel so the young ones can just look, withou movingj Jar (*.*) Jahjet.. > > I am attempting to start a scoby from scratch. After around a week I could see a film forming on the surface of the tea. I was proud of myself and everything was going great. Then a few days later I noticed that part of the film was out of the liquid and stuck to the glass. I think my daughter took it down to look at it and while moving it the scoby splash up against the glass and remained there after she put it back. So when I found it there was a large piece of scoby out of the liquid, stuck to the glass and all dried out. I was thinking of starting over but instead got a wooden spoon and pushed the dried out part back into the liquid. I was wondering if this will have any effect on my scoby. > > Thanks, > > Larry > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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