Re: Second Batch, Funny Shade

[Guest guest]

-- Hoping that someone with more experience will have time to

step in here, as I am still new at this myself.

From what I understand, the discoloration between cultures can be

tannins from the tea and something that I have found with my own is that

if a scoby that has been along the bottom decides to come up, yeast

squigglies under the top scoby will get caught between the two, and that

can cause discoloration.

I've read from more than one source that mold will appear only on the

top; at the same time, I don't remember whether or not I've read that

absolutely no mold will grow between cultures.

The Happy Herbalist website has several photos of cultures: some with

mold; some that look unlike the perfect culture you may have received,

but are okay, nevertheless; some that are questionable; and some that

are definitely not good.

Hoping everything is okay with your culture!

Lois

>

> My second batch of Kombucha has been in the jar for several days, but

> there seems to be some discoloration between the two cultures. I was

> wondering if mold can form between the cultures, or if it only forms

on

> the top?

>

> Any answers would or advice would help.

>

> Trying to get there,

>

>

[Guest guest]

-- Hoping that someone with more experience will have time to

step in here, as I am still new at this myself.

From what I understand, the discoloration between cultures can be

tannins from the tea and something that I have found with my own is that

if a scoby that has been along the bottom decides to come up, yeast

squigglies under the top scoby will get caught between the two, and that

can cause discoloration.

I've read from more than one source that mold will appear only on the

top; at the same time, I don't remember whether or not I've read that

absolutely no mold will grow between cultures.

The Happy Herbalist website has several photos of cultures: some with

mold; some that look unlike the perfect culture you may have received,

but are okay, nevertheless; some that are questionable; and some that

are definitely not good.

Hoping everything is okay with your culture!

Lois

>

> My second batch of Kombucha has been in the jar for several days, but

> there seems to be some discoloration between the two cultures. I was

> wondering if mold can form between the cultures, or if it only forms

on

> the top?

>

> Any answers would or advice would help.

>

> Trying to get there,

>

>