Guest guest Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2006 Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2006 Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 > > >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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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