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Wash your hands real well, and rinse them well....Rub a little kt on your

hands, and gently push scoby back down...and say...Now get your purdy little

self back in your home...You got lots of work to do....Might share a pic with us

all before you do this....Kinda neat to see them jumping out of the

jars...ron and vivian in leander tx

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Morning

I've had this happen several times to me. Mostly when using quart

square jars, once with a gallon jar. I just push it down and let it

go. I've had as much as an inch of air space between the SCOBY and

the top of tea. Did not notice any difference in taste in the

finished KT. In my last batch of KT vinegar using a square jar it

happened three times (60 day fermentation). Each time I pushed it

back into the tea it formed a new baby. Had to remove two of

them. The seal the SCOBY makes to the jar when this happens amazes

me. Anyone out there have an explanation?

Bill

>Part of my scoby has gotten what looks to be a big air pocket and it

>is sticking up above the surface level of the brew. Is this bad?

>should I try and push it back down?

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> >Part of my scoby has gotten what looks to be a big air pocket and it

> >is sticking up above the surface level of the brew. Is this bad?

> >should I try and push it back down?

As others have mentioned, pushing it back down is a good idea. However, if

it's being caused by air being trapped within the SCOBY itself, you may

need to puncture the SCOBY to let the air out. I've done that, and had the

SCOBY grow the airpocket again. I have one that just likes to grow air

pockets.

What is really bad is if the SCOBY arches up and comes into contact with

the cloth (or paper, if that's what you use) cover of your jar, because

when that cover gets wet, it no longer is a barrier to mold spores and

dust, which have almost always collected on the outside of the cloth, and

it can then wash into the brew.

So it is important not to let your SCOBY go too crazy on getting out of the

jar. Usually it's more of a problem when there hasn't been enough airspace

left in the jar.

--V

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

--A.J. Muste

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