Re: Forgotten Kombucha

[Guest guest]

I am not sure what kind of crock your are using, but I read that some pottery

can have heavy metal ions that could be leashed in acidic pH.

So you should not drink KT made/stored in anything but glass container.

Regarding scoby, if it looks right - it is probably good.

Marina

momof4youngs <justbcuztx@...> wrote: Hi All,

I'm a newbie to the list and Kombucha. I got my first 'mushroom' a

few weeks ago. Made my first brew. It was pretty sour, smells like

apple cider vinegar. Anyway, that's not my Q. I made another

batch. When it seemed done I took off the scoby and some of the tea

and put it in a jar in the frig for later. Then I strained the tea,

covered it with saran wrap and set it under the cabinet until I could

find a jar to store it on. I brewed it in a crock. I usually cover

it with cheese cloth but I was only going to cover it for a few hours

while I dug out some jars. Well, I got busy and just forgot all

about it. It was probably 5 days until I noticed the crock and took

a peak. Low and behold there was a new scoby growing on top. Just a

very thin membrane but I didn't know what to do so I just let it

sit. Now it has probably been 10 days or so. It is quite large and

about 1/4 " thick. The crock has a wide mouth so this thing is about

the size of a corn tortilla! What should I do with it. Is it still

good? How about the tea? It is all just sitting in the crock on the

counter waiting for me to figure out what to do!

Any ideas?

Thanks!

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[Guest guest]

>

> I am not sure what kind of crock your are using, but I read that

some pottery can have heavy metal ions that could be leashed in acidic

pH.

> So you should not drink KT made/stored in anything but glass

container.

Hmm, well I hadn't thought of that. It is a glazed ceramic crock I

got it target. Nothing fancy. Just a white glaze, no decoration. I

use it for my sourdough starter usually. This is the first time I

used it for kombucha, my first batch I made in a mason jar. So,

although the scoby looks healthy, I shouldn't use any of the

tea/culture that has been sitting in this glazed crock?

Thanks for the info.

[Guest guest]

Hi and EveryOne,

While most pottery sold for food today should be lead free, since

Kombucha is acidic it does leach heavy metals such as lead from

pottery or glazes that contain lead.

Therefore it is probably best to use glass for making and storing

Kombucha.

If you are sure that the crock is food grade and lead free it probably

isn't necessary to throw out your Kombucha from one exposure to it,

but since you are also using it for sourdough, you may want to find

out for sure before continuing to use it in the future.

Happy Healthy Brewing!

Peace, Love and Harmony,

Bev

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<justbcuztx@...> wrote:

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>

> >

> > I am not sure what kind of crock your are using, but I read that

> some pottery can have heavy metal ions that could be leashed in acidic

> pH.

> > So you should not drink KT made/stored in anything but glass

> container.

>

>

> Hmm, well I hadn't thought of that. It is a glazed ceramic crock I

> got it target. Nothing fancy. Just a white glaze, no decoration. I

> use it for my sourdough starter usually. This is the first time I

> used it for kombucha, my first batch I made in a mason jar. So,

> although the scoby looks healthy, I shouldn't use any of the

> tea/culture that has been sitting in this glazed crock?

>

> Thanks for the info.

>

>

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