Re: mold after harvesting?

[Guest guest]

It was a coated metal lid, I suppose there may have been some contact. I cleaned

it off

of the top of the jar and changed to a plastic lid. do you think that if it is

the metal

then the kt is contaminated? too bad, it was a really yummy batch.

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> Is there exposed metal on the inside of the lid? The grey may be caused by

> an interaction of the acidic KT and metal.

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> --V

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

> --A.J. Muste

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[Guest guest]

Are you sure it wasn't SCOBYferous material? Sometimes the thin nascent

SCOBY looks greyish and weird.

But, it it's that the KT is actually grey/black from metal contact, I think

Bev and I and others feel that metal contamination is a real no-no. You

don't want that stuff inside your body. When I've stored KT or KT cream

with a canning jar type lid, the metal eventually does interact with the

KT, even though it is coated. The slightest scratch and there's bare metal.

I have been using (unbleached) waxed paper squares, held down with a mason

jar ring, for a lot of food storage in fridge, and as the lid on my villi

cultures. Works beauty.

--V

>It was a coated metal lid, I suppose there may have been some contact. I

>cleaned it off

>of the top of the jar and changed to a plastic lid. do you think that if

>it is the metal

>then the kt is contaminated? too bad, it was a really yummy batch.

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

--A.J. Muste

[Guest guest]

thanks for all of the input, I think that there must have been some metal

contact.

certanly did not resemble scoby. either way I'm not taking a chance by drinking

it.

thanks.

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> Right, right, the " grey liquid " might be new SCOBYferous material forming,

> also. Good, Bev, forgot about that.

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> --V

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> >Is the lid you are using for your Kombucha metal?

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> >If so, it is not safe to drink the Kombucha. Next time use a plastic

> >lid or put a piece of paper between the lid and your Kombucha.

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> >If the lid you are using is not metal then it may be a new Kombucha

> >Colony starting to form:-))

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> >Peace, Love and Harmony,

> >Bev

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

> --A.J. Muste

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