Guest guest Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 I have had success storing extras in a " scoby hotel " jar in my (dry) basement -- temperature between 65 and 70 F -- with a cloth cover. I sometimes use the tea that's produced in this jar as starter tea because it has been fermenting longer. I add fresh tea from time to time to the jar. Dennis > > I want to keep my extra scobys as dormant as possible in long term > storage. > Do I keep the glass jar they are stored in at room temperature or in > the refridgerator? > Do I keep the lid on the jar tightly or loosely closed? > Thank you for your response. > Lawrence > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 I have had success storing extras in a " scoby hotel " jar in my (dry) basement -- temperature between 65 and 70 F -- with a cloth cover. I sometimes use the tea that's produced in this jar as starter tea because it has been fermenting longer. I add fresh tea from time to time to the jar. Dennis > > I want to keep my extra scobys as dormant as possible in long term > storage. > Do I keep the glass jar they are stored in at room temperature or in > the refridgerator? > Do I keep the lid on the jar tightly or loosely closed? > Thank you for your response. > Lawrence > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Your SCOBYs can be easily kept in what is referred to as a SCOBY hotel. It is most smiply a glass container at least the same diameter as your brewing containers. Just plop your extra SCOBYs in the hotel and cover with finished KT. I cover mine with the same cloth I use in brewing, but over that I place a piece of plastic with a one inch or so diameter hole in it to slow down evaporation. It should not be airtight. Your SCOBYs will remain viable like this at room temperature indefinitely. Just be sure to top up with more finished KT when needed. It is not recommended to use sweet fresh tea for this purpose as that tends to throw off the yeast/bacteria balance toward the yeast side. It also is not recommended to store in the fridge as that will put the microflora too deep into a state of dormancy to be readily revived. Gayle On Jan 7, 2009, at 12:13 PM, lawrencetenzer wrote: > I want to keep my extra scobys as dormant as possible in long term > storage. > Do I keep the glass jar they are stored in at room temperature or in > the refridgerator? > Do I keep the lid on the jar tightly or loosely closed? > Thank you for your response. > Lawrence > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Your SCOBYs can be easily kept in what is referred to as a SCOBY hotel. It is most smiply a glass container at least the same diameter as your brewing containers. Just plop your extra SCOBYs in the hotel and cover with finished KT. I cover mine with the same cloth I use in brewing, but over that I place a piece of plastic with a one inch or so diameter hole in it to slow down evaporation. It should not be airtight. Your SCOBYs will remain viable like this at room temperature indefinitely. Just be sure to top up with more finished KT when needed. It is not recommended to use sweet fresh tea for this purpose as that tends to throw off the yeast/bacteria balance toward the yeast side. It also is not recommended to store in the fridge as that will put the microflora too deep into a state of dormancy to be readily revived. Gayle On Jan 7, 2009, at 12:13 PM, lawrencetenzer wrote: > I want to keep my extra scobys as dormant as possible in long term > storage. > Do I keep the glass jar they are stored in at room temperature or in > the refridgerator? > Do I keep the lid on the jar tightly or loosely closed? > Thank you for your response. > Lawrence > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Hi, I recently stored a scoby covered with tea in the fridge. It's been there almost 2 weeks. Now I am reading that it should be stored between 65-70 degrees. I'm taking it out now, but will it be okay? Thank you, Kelley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 HI Kelley... That's a pretty narrow temperature range. The recommendation is to store SCOBYs at room temperature/brewing temperature. For many of us, me included, that will vary by quite a bit. That said, the best you can do is go ahead and brew with the SCOBY you had chilled and see how it goes. The recommendation also includes topping the SCOBY with finished KT, not fresh sweet tea, and covering it so as to allow some air to get to it, similar to when brewing. Putting plastic wrap over part of the top of the container will slow down evaporation of the KT n your SCOBY hotel. Gayle On Feb 11, 2009, at 8:19 PM, Kelley wrote: > Hi, I recently stored a scoby covered with tea in the fridge. It's > been there almost 2 weeks. Now I am reading that it should be stored > between 65-70 degrees. I'm taking it out now, but will it be okay? > Thank you, Kelley > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Gayle, Putting plastic wrap over part of the top of the container will slow down evaporation of the KT n your SCOBY hotel. Great tip Gayle Lorraine **************Nothing says I love you like flowers! Find a florist near you now. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=florist & ncid=emlcntusyelp00000002) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 I have kept my kombucha in the fridge for over 6 weeks and the brought it out. It seems like once it has been cold for a while it comes back, but it is slower to start up again. If you need a long time storage solution I would bottle finished Kombucha in a air tight bottle (Sunflower market has lemonade in a bottle with a great plastic cap that i use for storage) and then open it in a brewing container and let it make a scoby if you have to put your kombucha on hold for a while. Mark > > Hi, I recently stored a scoby covered with tea in the fridge. It's > been there almost 2 weeks. Now I am reading that it should be stored > between 65-70 degrees. I'm taking it out now, but will it be okay? > Thank you, Kelley > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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