Re: Will metal kill the SCOBY?

[Guest guest]

It can leach into your kombucha, use the same rules you would use for vinegar

or even kool-aid says not to use metal containers

> The person who taught me how to brew kombucha warned me to never, ever, ever

use a metal ladle because touching the SCOBY with metal would kill it. I haven't

seen any references to this in any of the literature I've read. Is it true?

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[Guest guest]

my understanding is you can only use stainless steel spoons,ladels etc for the

shortest contact time but never brew in any metal container.

I believe in God, only i spell it nature.

Lloyd

To: original_kombucha

From: atonyathehun@...

Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:24:52 -0500

Subject: Re: Will metal kill the SCOBY?

It can leach into your kombucha, use the same rules you would use for

vinegar or even kool-aid says not to use metal containers

> The person who taught me how to brew kombucha warned me to never, ever, ever

use a metal ladle because touching the SCOBY with metal would kill it. I haven't

seen any references to this in any of the literature I've read. Is it true?

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[Guest guest]

Everything I've ever read says not to use anything metal when working with

kombucha because the acid will leech unhealthy things from the metal into the

drink.  I've never seen anything about it killing the scoby, but it will be bad

for *you* (and I suppose enough residue in the liquid would be bad for the scoby

as well).  Hence why we brew in unleaded glass containers using wooden spoons

and bottles with plastic caps (and, in my case, a plastic funnel to get the brew

into the bottles because the necks are small).

Subject: Will metal kill the SCOBY?

To: original_kombucha

Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 9:35 AM

The person who taught me how to brew kombucha warned me to never, ever, ever use

a metal ladle because touching the SCOBY with metal would kill it.  I haven't

seen any references to this in any of the literature I've read.  Is it true?

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for the info about not using metal. The leaching problem makes a lot of

sense. I'm using an Anchor Hocking 2 gal jar, which works great, except it

would be nice if it had a spigot at the bottom. I've seen 1 gal jugs with

spigots, but none larger. I don't think it had lead, but I'll check.

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> Subject: Will metal kill the SCOBY?

> To: original_kombucha

> Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 9:35 AM

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> The person who taught me how to brew kombucha warned me to never, ever, ever

use a metal ladle because touching the SCOBY with metal would kill it.  I

haven't seen any references to this in any of the literature I've read.  Is it

true?

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[Guest guest]

How does one find out if their jar has lead? I know about the terms lead crystal

and crystal, but beyond that my scope of knowledge in glass quality does not

reach. I don't really know how to identify different types of glass except I

know that crystal sings when you tap it. So is it that lead is present in

thinner, more delicate glass and so I should steer away from things like a

sun-tea jug because that glass is thinner and different? All I really know is

that it is different than, say, what I use right now of a vlasic pickle gallon

jar. That glass is thick. And most all jars that you buy in the store with food

in them are the heavier glass. These are the kinds of jars I have accumulated

for when I finally get warm weather and successfully fermented kombucha.

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To: original_kombucha

Sent: Thu, March 31, 2011 12:16:32 PM

Subject: Re: Will metal kill the SCOBY?

Thanks for the info about not using metal. The leaching problem makes a lot of

sense. I'm using an Anchor Hocking 2 gal jar, which works great, except it

would be nice if it had a spigot at the bottom. I've seen 1 gal jugs with

spigots, but none larger. I don't think it had lead, but I'll check.

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> Subject: Will metal kill the SCOBY?

> To: original_kombucha

> Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 9:35 AM

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> The person who taught me how to brew kombucha warned me to never, ever, ever

>use a metal ladle because touching the SCOBY with metal would kill it. I

>haven't seen any references to this in any of the literature I've read. Is it

>true?

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