Guest guest Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Should be fine just a really strong vinegar. It will make great starter and/or use it when and where you would use vinegar. Jaxi On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Ben Pangie <bpangie@...> wrote: > Hey All - > > I was doing Kombucha for a while, but over the past 6+ months, I've allowed > the same batch of Kombucha to sit in the same jar fermenting. Any idea what > I'm in for when I go digging about? Can the alcohol level raise enough to > kill microorganisms? Is my mother dead? > > Thanks, > > Ben > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Ben, I would suggest pouring the vinegar (yep!) down the drain as pipe cleaner, putting the scoby on a compost heap, and starting over. Condolences. I'm afraid you've killed mother. B. From: Ben Pangie <bpangie@...> Subject: OT Kombucha Date: Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 5:19 PM  Hey All - I was doing Kombucha for a while, but over the past 6+ months, I've allowed the same batch of Kombucha to sit in the same jar fermenting. Any idea what I'm in for when I go digging about? Can the alcohol level raise enough to kill microorganisms? Is my mother dead? Thanks, Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Interesting... Next question. Would old kombucha I brewed 7 months or so ago still be viable to start over with if I have, in fact, killed my mother? Or should I just go get some Daves? Ben On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 10:19 PM, Benton <knoxvillewoman@...>wrote: > ** > > > Ben, I would suggest pouring the vinegar (yep!) down the drain as pipe > cleaner, putting the scoby on a compost heap, and starting over. > Condolences. I'm afraid you've killed mother. > > B. > > > > From: Ben Pangie <bpangie@...> > Subject: OT Kombucha > > Date: Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 5:19 PM > > > > > Hey All - > > I was doing Kombucha for a while, but over the past 6+ months, I've allowed > > the same batch of Kombucha to sit in the same jar fermenting. Any idea what > > I'm in for when I go digging about? Can the alcohol level raise enough to > > kill microorganisms? Is my mother dead? > > Thanks, > > Ben > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 I disagree that the culture would be dead. If it totally dried out then you'd have problems. If you have any sign of mold you'd have problems but that is unlikely as the more acidic the KT the less likely to see/have mold. If you left it open and have fruit flies in there then you have problems. But otherwise you just have vinegar KT which makes awesome starter and the SCOBY if not dried out is also still viable. I know because I have been there and done that. You should still have all the components needed for great KT. Brew some sweet tea and get things rolling again. My SCOBY when left for months has gotten very thick - in my 2.5 gal crock up to 6 inches thick or more. I just remove a section of the SCOBY to restart the brew. and use a generous portion of the vinegar type starter. The rest of the SCOBY can be composted, dried out for dog jerky type treats, some people even eat the SCOBY but that's a stretch for me. And as I said before you can use the vinegar KT anywhere you would use vinegar - salad dressing, a marinade for meat, etc. Jaxi But you can do what you like. On 7/11/12, Benton <knoxvillewoman@...> wrote: > Ben, I would suggest pouring the vinegar (yep!) down the drain as pipe > cleaner, putting the scoby on a compost heap, and starting over. > Condolences. I'm afraid you've killed mother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 This is off topic. We have a off topic chat group for that. Ben, don't make me put you on moderation. It is more work for me. Marilyn On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 9:47 AM, Ben Pangie <bpangie@...> wrote: > Interesting... Next question. Would old kombucha I brewed 7 months or so > ago still be viable to start over with if I have, in fact, killed my > mother? Or should I just go get some Daves? > > Ben > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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