Using 2 or 3 SCOBY's to start a batch? Re: SCOBY reuse

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I'm reusing my SCOBY's by putting two and even three SCOBY's in my new batch.

I'm thinking this may be affecting the quality and/or taste, but I'm not sure

yet. So far everything tastes good. Each batch has been different in taste, in

part because of my variations in the tea (green/black) and the timing of the

bottling. Maybe the extra SCÎBY's are speeding up the process.

After this batch is done in the next 7-10 days, I'll try using only one SCOBY

per batch.

Anybody with experience on this?

Thanks.

Rice

noric1989 wrote:

Hi Mark - The general rule of thumb is that you should retire a SCOBY when it

becomes very brown and floppy. In my...

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>I'm reusing my SCOBY's by putting two and even three SCOBY's in my new

>batch.

A lot of us do this.

> Maybe the extra SCÎBY's are speeding up the process.

The only thing it maybe does is *maybe* speeds up brewing, a bit. Some

people think speeding up the brewing is a bad idea because good acids form

after a certain amount of time, etc., but in the winter when your house is

cold, a little speeding up won't hurt. Even in the summer my batches still

took 7+ days.

It's convenient to leave them in the brew also, for me.

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--A.J. Muste

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> >

> >

> > >I'm reusing my SCOBY's by putting two and even three SCOBY's in

my new

> > >batch.

> >

> > A lot of us do this.

> >

> > > Maybe the extra SCÎBY's are speeding up the process.

> >

> > The only thing it maybe does is *maybe* speeds up brewing, a bit.

Some

> > people think speeding up the brewing is a bad idea because good

> acids form

> > after a certain amount of time, etc., but in the winter when your

> house is

> > cold, a little speeding up won't hurt. Even in the summer my

> batches still

> > took 7+ days.

> >

> > It's convenient to leave them in the brew also, for me.

> >

> > --V

> >

> >

> >

> > ~~~ There is no way to peace; peace is the way ~~~~

> > --A.J. Muste

> >

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