baby scoby

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Here is an update on my new kombucha experience. We are now on our

fourth or fifth brew and things are going well. When we stored the

finished KT in quart jars, baby scobys started to form. After the

first quart was nearly finished, I left the baby scoby in there and

then put the other babies in there as well after each jar was done.

I then took these baby scobys and put them in a 2 1/2 qt. jar ...

collectively they seem to work fine, although a little slower brewing

time.

Is this normal or 'all right' to do? It seems fine to me.

I just ordered water kefir - does anyone have a good site to study up

on that?

Thanks for all the help!

In Christ,

Joanne

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In message <20100623055850.486607D3@...> you wrote:

> Thank you Margret - You said: " BUT you need to aim for a good balance

> in your brew and still see that the yeasts don't get 'pushed under'.

....meaning weeded out too much, neglected. This is unlikely though, as it

is usually the yeast that 'runs away' and multiplies like mad during

warm weather. ;-) Lack of yeast shows itself by very long brewing times,

lack of fizz and bubbles and taking a long time to get a good acidity.

> Probably unrelated, but when I pour in the tea, the scoby gets all

> disturbed (doing circles and all) ... I have a feeling I should take

> the scoby out first and then put it back in after the tea has been

> poured into the jug?

I don't think it matters at all, Joanne. Do whichever seems more practical

and less messy. I take the scoby out first, to avoid it slipping out too

fast into the strainer and splash and make a mess.

To have many scobys in a brew (I have them ;-), do increase the

bacteria presence in the brew, a good thing, since it counteracts the

yeasts getting too strong, with resulting quick souring of the mouth-

puckering kind and strong yeasty-beery taste.

The bacteria keep the brew on the 'winey' side, with a finer taste.

It just depends which taste is your preference.

http://users.bestweb.net/~om/kombucha_balance/

A good site for helping to balance your KT, especially for

trouble-shooting.

All the best with blessings from the LORD!

Margret:-)

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