Guest guest Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 In message <4dd8c46e0506031055182edfc3@...> you wrote: > Oh you have no idea how happy these reponses make me!! I never > considered it could be anything other than mold...it did look bubbly > (not fuzzy) but I just figured bubbles would dissapate and these > clumped together. I am soooooo glad I didn't dump the whole batch > this morning before I went to work (and that's only due to lack of > time)! > > Yippee!! And thanks! Great! Tidings of comfort and joy, it seems, ! I'm glad that Len thought the same as I did. No conspiracy, honestly! ;-) Have a happy weekend then, Margret:-) -- +---------------------------------------------------------------+ Minstrel@... www.therpc.f9.co.uk +---------------------------------------------------------------+ Carpenter of Nazareth requires joiners ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 Thank you so very much for all of this wonderful information. It is good to have someone like you to enlighten us even further. I will be waiting to see how the Mate tea works for you. May The Great and Wise Wolf Guide your Path, And May He protect You Always....Myrna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 , sitting the brew next to a bowl of fruit can cause mold but I wouldn't think that it would happen so fast. Are you sure it is mold or just patches of a new SCOBY forming. I have had this happen only to find that it was not mold at all. May The Great and Wise Wolf Guide your Path, And May He protect You Always....Myrna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 yes you are right. But also i am opening the container for a few second to make sure that the SCOBY is thriving. The main advantage of this approach is that the surface of the Scoby doesn't get dry. Noso > > >I grow my S.C.O.B.Y in a three gallons container that have a very > >convenient tap attached to it at the button from where I harvest my > >brew. I don¡¯t fill it up to the rim; I leave a quarter of a > >gallon empty as oxygen reservoir. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 Molds are everywhere; the only way to avoid them for growing in your SCOBY is by keeping it healthy. Some how the viability of yours was reduced and suffer mold attack. I never try this, buy common cense says that the best way to recoup your scoby will be by using a bit of the old contaminated kumbucha tea as a started in a small volume. Let it brew for a couple of days only and used that to re start a new small batch. Repeat this several time and then let the whole fermentation process finish normally. Noso > > I started brewing Kombucha tea not too long ago. I have a PhD. in > > Bacteriology; so I reviewed all the scientific literature published > > so far about S.C.O.B.Y ecology as well as the by-products of the > > fermentation. I have learned a few things that you may find usefully > > to avoid mold growth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 I have been almost off-line for a few months due to lack of time and heavy work and probably will not be able to resume usual posting before a few months, except for some abstracts.-------Thorax. 2011 Feb 16. [Epub ahead of print]Lung function decline in relation to mould and dampness in the home: the longitudinal European Community Respiratory Health Survey ECRHS II.Norbäck D, Zock JP, Plana E, Heinrich J, Svanes C, Sunyer J, Künzli N, Villani S, Olivieri M, Soon A,Jarvis D.Uppsala University, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.AbstractBackground There are few longitudinal studies that have examined the association of lung function decline with indoor mould and dampness. Lung function decline in relation to dampness and mould in the home has studied in adults over a 9 year period. Methods Spirometry was performed twice in participants in the European Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS I and II) who were initially examined aged 20-45 & emsp14;years, in 1990-1995 and 9 & emsp14;years later (n=6443). Information on their current home was collected twice by interview. Dampness (water damage or damp spots) and indoor mould, ever and in the last 12 & emsp14;months, were assessed. A dampness score and a mould score were calculated. In addition, 3118 homes at 22 centres were inspected directly at follow-up for the presence of dampness and mould. Results Dampness and mould were common. Overall, 50.1% reported any dampness and 41.3% any indoor mould in either ECRHS I or ECRHS II. Women with dampness at home had an additional decline in forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV(1)) of -2.25 & emsp14;ml/year (95% CI -4.25 to -0.25), with a significant trend in increased lung function decline in relation to the dampness score (p=0.03). The association in women was significant when excluding those with asthma at baseline. Observed damp spots in the bedroom was associated with a significant additional decline in FEV(1) of -7.43 & emsp14;ml/year (95% CI -13.11 to 1.74) in women. Conclusion Dampness and indoor mould growth is common in dwellings, and the presence of damp is a risk factor for lung function decline, especially in women. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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