Guest guest Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 this is my first full day of brew what I see in the glass with a light shining through is the surrounding tea and what looks like portugees man of war is this natural and if so is this the formation of the mushroom and the firmantation process?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 >this is my first full day of brew what I see in the glass with a light >shining through is the surrounding tea and what looks like portugees >man of war > >is this natural and if so is this the formation of the mushroom and >the firmantation process?? Yes, this is natural and normal. What you are seeing is the solid culture (the SCOBY) plus the yeasts " flowering " into those stringy bits. SOunds like you have quite an active culture in terms of yeast, since this is quite early on. WOuld strongly suggest when you harvest this batch that you remove the starter for the next batch from the top of the vessel, before you even move the SCOBY. That starter will be more bacteria-dominated. You very much want to avoid a yeast overgrowth in your brew. So if you consistently take your starter from the top of the brew, you'll get a nice balance that doesn't overtip toward yeast. I'm told that in Germany, which has a long tradition of brewing KT, they don't let the children see the brewing itself until they are well-ensconced in their relationship with kombucha. Because the brew can be rather alien looking to us humans. enjoy! --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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