Re: Mold or what is this on my scoby??? Help

March 2, 2006

Hi ,

That doesn't look like mold but it doesn't look like anything else I

have ever seen on a Kombucha Colony either. I would toss it and clean

everything really well, rinse even more, and start again using

Kombucha tea from another batch if you have it and a new Kombucha

Colony. I have no idea what you are growing there but it sure doesn't

look like Kombucha!

Thanks for posting a picture that really helps:-))

Peace, Love and Harmony,

Bev

>

> Hello, I have been brewing kombucha for about 8 or 9 months now. In

> fact a got my first scoby from someone here on the kombucha list....I

> got mold on my 2nd attempt to brew, but threw it out and have not had

> any trouble since then......BUT I now have a problem with a batch I am

> making!!! What is this on my scoby??? Does anyone know? Here is a link

> to the picture....Would sure appreciate any information on knowing

> what this is? It does not look like any mold I have ever seen.....LINK

> BELOW......Thanks,,,, G.

>

> http://members.sdplains.com/ggg/scoby.jpg

>

March 2, 2006

,

Holy wow! THAT IS WEIRD!! I have brewed alot of stuff and propagated some

interesting fungi but that is one of the strangest growth formations I have

ever seen, especially considering that it manifested in the midst of what

appears to be a forming scoby.

I agree with Bev, don't drink the tea and start anew.

BUT DON'T throw it away!!!! Let it grow (away from your other ferments).

If you don't want it, send it to me.

The reason I say this is because you have some sort of new scoby forming

with properties unknown...

Someone decided to keep, harvest or propagate the first Kombucha scoby and

look where we are now, sharing them and feeling better because of it.

Theories abound for the origins of Kombucha but maybe it was some sort of

spontaneous growth or infection like the one you have.

PLEASE either grow it or send it to me (or better yet to someone who has

access to a lab or a degree in microbiology!).

I really think it should be identified before it is gone forever.

So blown away by that photo!

Some questions if I may..

Is this brewed from the same culture that previously had mold, or is it a

different one?

Did you add anything other than tea and sugar to the batch?

Where do you keep this? Any other ferments going on?

Any other details that may have influenced the culture?

Thanks for posting that photo. OMG!

Beau

>

> Hello, I have been brewing kombucha for about 8 or 9 months now. In

> fact a got my first scoby from someone here on the kombucha list....I

> got mold on my 2nd attempt to brew, but threw it out and have not had

> any trouble since then......BUT I now have a problem with a batch I am

> making!!! What is this on my scoby??? Does anyone know? Here is a link

> to the picture....Would sure appreciate any information on knowing

> what this is? It does not look like any mold I have ever seen.....LINK

> BELOW......Thanks,,,, G.

>

> http://members.sdplains.com/ggg/scoby.jpg

>

March 3, 2006

Sweet pic, too bad it's fake. Should stick to putting celeb heads on

te playboy pics man.

March 3, 2006

Aw, a fake?

Shame,

i thought some new organism had made its way to the group ((

Jaimye wrote:

Sweet pic, too bad it's fake. Should stick to putting celeb heads on

te playboy pics man.

March 3, 2006

In message you wrote:

> Hi , I concur with Bev. I've had mould, but I've never seen anything

> like what you have. Very good idea to post a picture, it looks like a

> wormy thing, maybe not mould, but not Kombucha either!

> All the best,

> Terry Mc Queen

Hi , we keep looking at IT, throwing the wildest theories about.

Graham (my husband) wonders whether you dropped some kind of sponge

into the brew ...and hey presto it grew ...

I'd like to know whether that brew smells any different from your

usual brew or musty, earthy or alien?

Did you actually try it .... I know, I would have done unless the smell

was too revolting.

Very intrigued and curious to know more.

Since it isn't April 1st yet, I take it that you wouldn't be

so mean as to play a practical joke on the members on the list?

I must say, that picture looks very convincing and genuine ...

headscratchingly,

Margret;-)

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March 3, 2006

Hi , I concur with Bev. I've had mould, but I've never seen anything like

what you have. Very good idea to post a picture, it looks like a wormy thing,

maybe not mould, but not Kombucha either!

All the best,

Terry Mc Queen

yoganandaom escribió:

Hi ,

That doesn't look like mold but it doesn't look like anything else I

have ever seen on a Kombucha Colony either. I would toss it and clean

everything really well, rinse even more, and start again using

Kombucha tea from another batch if you have it and a new Kombucha

Colony. I have no idea what you are growing there but it sure doesn't

look like Kombucha!

Thanks for posting a picture that really helps:-))

Peace, Love and Harmony,

Bev

>

> Hello, I have been brewing kombucha for about 8 or 9 months now. In

> fact a got my first scoby from someone here on the kombucha list....I

> got mold on my 2nd attempt to brew, but threw it out and have not had

> any trouble since then......BUT I now have a problem with a batch I am

> making!!! What is this on my scoby??? Does anyone know? Here is a link

> to the picture....Would sure appreciate any information on knowing

> what this is? It does not look like any mold I have ever seen.....LINK

> BELOW......Thanks,,,, G.

>

> http://members.sdplains.com/ggg/scoby.jpg

>

March 3, 2006

I agree, don't throw it away yet, let it grow. Question that I would

ask and also will help the fellow below...Are you culturing anything

else, like Koji or tempeh? That looks a lot like a mushroom spore got

into your kombucha. It would be like mold as you would not be able to

get rid of it, but I would grow it for a longer period to see what

happens.

If you are growing Tempeh, that would definately explain what that is.

It isn't white (like it should be) because it would be stained by the

tea....

,

Holy wow! THAT IS WEIRD!! I have brewed alot of stuff and propagated

some

interesting fungi but that is one of the strangest growth formations I

have

ever seen, especially considering that it manifested in the midst of

what

appears to be a forming scoby.

I agree with Bev, don't drink the tea and start anew.

BUT DON'T throw it away!!!! Let it grow (away from your other

ferments).

If you don't want it, send it to me.

The reason I say this is because you have some sort of new scoby forming

with properties unknown...

Someone decided to keep, harvest or propagate the first Kombucha scoby

and

look where we are now, sharing them and feeling better because of it.

Theories abound for the origins of Kombucha but maybe it was some sort

of

spontaneous growth or infection like the one you have.

PLEASE either grow it or send it to me (or better yet to someone who has

access to a lab or a degree in microbiology!).

I really think it should be identified before it is gone forever.

So blown away by that photo!

Some questions if I may..

Is this brewed from the same culture that previously had mold, or is it

a

different one?

Did you add anything other than tea and sugar to the batch?

Where do you keep this? Any other ferments going on?

Any other details that may have influenced the culture?

Thanks for posting that photo. OMG!

Beau

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March 3, 2006

>

> Hello, I have been brewing kombucha for about 8 or 9 months now. In

> fact a got my first scoby from someone here on the kombucha list....I

> got mold on my 2nd attempt to brew, but threw it out and have not

had

> any trouble since then......BUT I now have a problem with a batch I

am

> making!!! What is this on my scoby??? Does anyone know? Here is a

link

> to the picture....Would sure appreciate any information on knowing

> what this is? It does not look like any mold I have ever

seen.....LINK

> BELOW......Thanks,,,, G.

>

> http://members.sdplains.com/ggg/scoby.jpg

This scoby is about 5 days old and was brewed in a 2 gallon container

the same way I always brew. I used 2 gallons of water, 2 1/2 cups of

sugar and 11 bags of green tea and on bag of black tea..(which I have

made tea with variances of green and black before)...The scoby came

from a good batch of scobys that I keep in a jar and have used

before......I have brewed in the same place consistantly. It is in my

kitchen but I have a rather large kitchen, and it is away from the

cooking and eating area. It sits closer to the pellet stove, since we

get cold winters here in SD. I brewed in the exact same way as I have

always brewed.....with no problems before except the mold one which I

threw everything away, scoby, tea, etc...

The only thing different that I can think of is the jar that this

scoby came from had lost most of its liquid, and was dry on top. But I

threw away the top scoby and used one underneath it that was still

moist ..I will let it continue to brew and make another batch in a

gallon jar I have....If someone wants it email me at

ggg@.... Thanks again.....

>

March 3, 2006

, I emailed your photo to a very well versed keeper of culures and hope

to hear back from him soon.

I do certainly hope that it's not a photoshop joke.. I can see why someone

might think so but I don't believe you would do that..

Maybe show us another pic in a while if and when it gets bigger.

The other thing I was wondering is what it looks like from the underside.

Thanks

Beau

>

> >

> > Hello, I have been brewing kombucha for about 8 or 9 months now. In

> > fact a got my first scoby from someone here on the kombucha list....I

> > got mold on my 2nd attempt to brew, but threw it out and have not

> had

> > any trouble since then......BUT I now have a problem with a batch I

> am

> > making!!! What is this on my scoby??? Does anyone know? Here is a

> link

> > to the picture....Would sure appreciate any information on knowing

> > what this is? It does not look like any mold I have ever

> seen.....LINK

> > BELOW......Thanks,,,, G.

> >

> > http://members.sdplains.com/ggg/scoby.jpg

>

> This scoby is about 5 days old and was brewed in a 2 gallon container

> the same way I always brew. I used 2 gallons of water, 2 1/2 cups of

> sugar and 11 bags of green tea and on bag of black tea..(which I have

> made tea with variances of green and black before)...The scoby came

> from a good batch of scobys that I keep in a jar and have used

> before......I have brewed in the same place consistantly. It is in my

> kitchen but I have a rather large kitchen, and it is away from the

> cooking and eating area. It sits closer to the pellet stove, since we

> get cold winters here in SD. I brewed in the exact same way as I have

> always brewed.....with no problems before except the mold one which I

> threw everything away, scoby, tea, etc...

> The only thing different that I can think of is the jar that this

> scoby came from had lost most of its liquid, and was dry on top. But I

> threw away the top scoby and used one underneath it that was still

> moist ..I will let it continue to brew and make another batch in a

> gallon jar I have....If someone wants it email me at

> ggg@.... Thanks again.....

> >

>

March 3, 2006

I wonder if there was a mold in the tea?

Re: Re: Mold or what is this on my scoby??? Help