Betreff: Re: Scoby on its side - is it unhappy?

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where can I find pasteurized/ distilled vinegar?

I got a big scoby but did not have a lot of starter liquid

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Von: G S Marks

Datum: 1/23/2008 12:49:52 PM

An: kombucha tea

Betreff: Re: Scoby on its side - is it unhappy?

Patti...it is perfectly fine for the SCOBY to go vertical....they may also

lay on the bottom or float on top...all are perfectly normal behaviors!

You didn't mention starter liquid being put in your batch....you did use

some??? Or pasteurized/distilled vinegar??

Gayle

WI/USA

Scoby on its side - is it unhappy?

> Hi everyone,

>

> I am a first time kombucha brewer. I received my scoby on Saturday,

> and by nighttime it was in it's gallon jar of tea and sugar. The first

> night the scoby hovered near the top of the jar, but has since flopped

> over onto its side and is resting at the bottom of the jar, leaning up

> against the side (almost vertical). It is placed about 8 inches away

> from a space heater, so I am sure one side of the jar is warmer than

> the other, but I was hoping the liquid would maintain a constant

> temperature.

>

> What do you think? I didn't want to disturb the jar. Should I try to

> get the scoby to go flat? Wait and see? If I try to make it go flat,

> is there a proper " top " or " bottom " side?

>

> Keeping my fingers crossed,

> Patti