Guest guest Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Dear Ones, Somehow we all brew in our independent ways, and usually get good results overall. But, if you have to leave your scobies out on the counter in the wilds of the kitchen, you would be wise to cover them thoroughly, or you can get little white fruit fly maggots crawilng out of your scobies, and have to throw them out. I suppose a close-knit tea shirt, anchored by a rubber band, over your non-meetal scoby-ontainer will keep them out. How do you others do it? A glass lid over a Corningware or Visionsware pot lets in enougjh air, and is safe to store in in the refrig, but you couldn't trsst glass lids out on the counter. The little buggers could crawl right under. Ten years of brewing experience have demonstrated to me that storing in the refrig is safe, and, contrary to some informed opinons, does not slow down the brewing process or bring mold, if kept acidic enough. Either way, is okay. I have never had mold in the refrig. When I got mold once, I didn't belong to this List and didn't know one had to use starter to brew. I don't b believe in adding just tea and sugar to stored scobies. It just temps mold to come in. If you store your finished brew outside the refrig for more than a few days, you can get shards of glass flying all around, so you have to burp them all the time. But they say you get a log of fizz. Blessings on you all. LOve. MArge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Hi MARge, I agree, when I receive the scobies from my friend, I figured it would be with starter. Audrey <snippet> > If you store your finished brew outside the refrig for more than a few days, you can get shards of glass flying all around, so you have to burp them all the time. But they say you get a log of fizz. > > Blessings on you all. LOve. MArge. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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