After harvest - scoby forming

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I read with interest just about every post on this board. You all are so

helpful and informative.

I had harvested a batch of KT into 16 oz glass bottles. Added some dried

cranberries and fresh sliced ginger to the bottles and then capped. After

reading about all the exploding bottles, I was careful to not put the caps

on tight. I just kind of set them on top of the bottles so they could

breath as I was leaving them sitting out instead of refrigerating them. I

noticed a film forming on the top that looked very much like what a scoby

looks like when it is forming on a brewing batch.

My next batch I harvested the same way but put them in the refrigerator

instead of leaving them sitting out. They did not form the film on top.

Is it normal for harvested tea to form this kind of film if it is left

sitting out at room temp?

Thanks for reading my post and answering.

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April

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