Re: Does Kombucha with mold taste different?

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Hi

First ..Try to leave the brew alone.. unless you are doing continuous brewing...

It brew nicely all by itself... This way you have a nice SCOBY, not that this is

important... Often the SCOBY is not nice and pearly. SCOBY from green Tea are

usually pearly white.. Those from Pu-Errh tea are brownish. Both brew food KT.

An active brew often presents " spent " yeast.. these brownish strings in the

brew... If you do not like them just filter them.. They are innocuous.

Mold is very different looking, fuzzy... hairy and greenish.. The consensus is

to get rid of everything, Brew and infected SCOBY, once you see them.. I doubt

that this is the case based on your description however...

Frantz

Irina <sleduuschaya@...> wrote: My Kombucha

is growing a very messy looking scoby with whitish/grayish

" clouds " . I know I often " disturb " it's uniform growth by adding more

tea and taking before a nice-looking round scoby gets a chance to grow.

But lately I've been thinking that may be my Kombucha is growing mold?

I saw pictures and it's hard to tell - some pictures of mold look

like what I have, some " normal " growth pictures look as what I have...

Is there a taste difference? Smell? Thanks in advance!

M

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[Guest guest]

Hi

First ..Try to leave the brew alone.. unless you are doing continuous brewing...

It brew nicely all by itself... This way you have a nice SCOBY, not that this is

important... Often the SCOBY is not nice and pearly. SCOBY from green Tea are

usually pearly white.. Those from Pu-Errh tea are brownish. Both brew food KT.

An active brew often presents " spent " yeast.. these brownish strings in the

brew... If you do not like them just filter them.. They are innocuous.

Mold is very different looking, fuzzy... hairy and greenish.. The consensus is

to get rid of everything, Brew and infected SCOBY, once you see them.. I doubt

that this is the case based on your description however...

Frantz

Irina <sleduuschaya@...> wrote: My Kombucha

is growing a very messy looking scoby with whitish/grayish

" clouds " . I know I often " disturb " it's uniform growth by adding more

tea and taking before a nice-looking round scoby gets a chance to grow.

But lately I've been thinking that may be my Kombucha is growing mold?

I saw pictures and it's hard to tell - some pictures of mold look

like what I have, some " normal " growth pictures look as what I have...

Is there a taste difference? Smell? Thanks in advance!

M

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Hi Irina,

Time will tell whether or not you have normal growth or mold. Wait and

see but please do not drink any Kombucha that had mold on it. Some

molds are toxic and some are not but there is no reason to take the

chance.

If you have any Kombucha tea from a previous batch that was not

exposed to mold you can start another batch while waiting to see what

happens with the one you are concerned about.

Peace, Love and Harmony,

Bev

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-- In kombucha tea , " Irina " <sleduuschaya@...> wrote:

>

> My Kombucha is growing a very messy looking scoby with whitish/grayish

> " clouds " . I know I often " disturb " it's uniform growth by adding more

> tea and taking before a nice-looking round scoby gets a chance to grow.

>

> But lately I've been thinking that may be my Kombucha is growing mold?

> I saw pictures and it's hard to tell - some pictures of mold look

> like what I have, some " normal " growth pictures look as what I have...

>

> Is there a taste difference? Smell? Thanks in advance!

>