thin scoby

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Hello all, I am brewing my second batch ever. The first one I made was in a

glass one gallon jar. It was perfect and had a ¼ inch nice thick white layer

at the top of the jar. I am now brewing a second batch and using 2 – 1

gallon jars. I cut the white layer from the first brew in half and put it in

each jar along with about 2 cups of starter and the scobys. Two questions:

is that thick while layer called the scoby or is all the other thick

floating stuff in the jar called the scoby? But the more important question:

that thick layer at the top is barely forming in this new batch and my brew

will be done in a few days (10 days total); any ideas what I may have done

wrong? The temp has been about a constant 79 degrees. Thank you.