Guest guest Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Morning Furry, " If it ain't broke, don't mend it " under its cover, and being acidic, it " otter " be O.K. As a general rule (Is there such a thing) Mum SCOBY does her own thing and can sink, float, achieve 0 buoyancy, pirouette, whatever takes her fancy but baby forms on top. If it's well formed, I used to gently tilt mine to release trapped gases if it threatened an escape by air ;-) But you *do* run a slight risk of it sinking. ;-) afurfriendzy wrote: > Good Day Group ! > > My GT's scoby is on it's second batch - yum..yum!!!! > > My scoby is a floater for sure. It has a very large air sack that has almost filled the whole top of my gallon jar. Will this make it sink if I put a slice in it ? or should I just leave it alone ? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 the happy herbalist says to pop those bubbles, because the air keeps the scoby out of contact with the brew and it will die. dont know for sure if this is true, but i pop them, and burp them if a bubble forms underneath dl ________________________________ From: afurfriendzy <afurfriendzy@...> kombucha tea Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 10:12:53 PM Subject: My Scoby Good Day Group ! My GT's scoby is on it's second batch - yum..yum!!!! My scoby is a floater for sure. It has a very large air sack that has almost filled the whole top of my gallon jar. Will this make it sink if I put a slice in it ? or should I just leave it alone ? The top isn't slimy at all - like paper on the top/dry.. Thanks in advance to any responders.. . Until than.. Happy Brewing. P- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 > My scoby is a floater for sure. It has a very large air sack that has almost filled the whole top of my gallon jar. Will this make it sink if I put a slice in it ? or should I just leave it alone ? I have a couple of " climbers " - there is so much gas built up under them that they lift up out of the tea. I figure that they can't do their job if they aren't in contact with the brew, so I use a wooden chop stick and push gently on one side to let the air out. I haven't sunk any yet this way ... in fact, I often have to " burp " them again in a day or tow. But even if they do sink, it's okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Thanks for the input ! I burped it.. Pam ---------------------- > > the happy herbalist says to pop those bubbles, because the air keeps the scoby out of contact with the brew and it will die. dont know for sure if this is true, but i pop them, and burp them if a bubble forms underneath > dl > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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