Re: moldy scoby?

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In message <g020le+cjsqeGroups> you wrote:

> anyone know why my scoby would keep molding, 3 ruined batches, like

> furry green hanging mold? i have not used any metal, and everything

> involved was steralized. what commonly causes mold? i want some kb (

> thanks for any wisdom shared..

Hi there, :-)

The description 'furry green hanging mold' sounds very much like what we

often call 'ooglies here', which are yeast strands, often dangling from

the scoby into the brew, furry, but not fuzzy and not like the mold

that grows in round or circular patches.

The Kombucha dangly things are definitely not fuzzy, rather furry-slimy and

extremely common in brews and completely harmless. In fact, my best tasting

brews seem to have a lot of those ooglies. You can see some in my brewing

pictures here:

http://www.therpc.force9.co.uk/family/scobygrow/Day1.html The Minstrel's Scoby

Pages

It is important to identify these things correctly, as you don't want to

keep throwing away perfectly o.k. brews uglified with those yeasty danglies.

Wonder how the story continues.

Margret:-) UK

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moldy scoby?

Anyone know why my scoby would keep molding, 3 ruined batches, like

furry green hanging mold? i have not used any metal, and everything

involved was steralized. what commonly causes mold?............

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Further to Margret's answer. It does seem a wee bit odd to get mo(u)ld below and

not above. Difficult, if not impossible. The hanging below suggests normal

development, BUT GREEN(???) What are you brewing with? Mine are usually

brown(ish) or variations on a theme of brown.

I've only ever had one attack and there are photos of mould in " 's bits " in

the photo section.

As to what causes mould, there are spores in the air almost anywhere outside a

sterile laboratory. Just leave a bit of cheese or fruit un-noticed and watch for

it happen.

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