Re: Keeping Scoby in Pyrex

[Guest guest]

Does anyone live close to Knoxville, Tn who could share a start of scoby?

Will send postage.thanks

Re: Keeping Scoby in Pyrex

> I just found out (through this group) that you should store your scoby

> in glass, in a dark place (NOT the fridge-I killed mine that way).

> Scobies need air but not mold and fruit flies, so covering it with many

>

[Guest guest]

...interestingly enough this was just addressed in another message

yesterday.

You can certainly keep it in pyrex. Just top with finished KT and cover the

way you do when you brew. In addition to that cover you can also partially

cover with plastic wrap to slow down evaporation.

Do not put it in the refrigerator...this causes the microflora to go a bit

comatose and you will have trouble getting them to wake up again when you

start your next brew. Some wake up sooner than others and you may find your

brews will not be as balanced as you would like, ie your fizziness factor or

fermenting time may change until they all get back on their feet.

As long as you have eonough KT covering the SCOBY it will be fine. In fact

it will start forming another SCOBY as it sits waiting for you to start

another brew.

Just remember to reserve enough finished KT so that you have adequate

starter liquid for the next brew.

Gayle

Keeping Scoby in Pyrex

> Help! Can I keep my scoby in a Pyrex container with a tight plastic

> cover and in the refrigerator? I just made my first Kombucha and it

> will take a while before I finish drinking the tea and start making

> another one.

>

> TIA,

>

[Guest guest]

I just found out (through this group) that you should store your scoby

in glass, in a dark place (NOT the fridge-I killed mine that way).

Scobies need air but not mold and fruit flies, so covering it with many

layered cheese cloth or a linen or cotton towel is good. More

experienced brewers can give more detail.

I just picked up another from Jan (many thanks, Jan!!) and will be

treating it much differently than my first. Plus I will be giving my

newer scobies to many of my friends who stored their scobies in the

fridge and will soon find out they killed them!

wrote:

>

> Help! Can I keep my scoby in a Pyrex container with a tight plastic

> cover and in the refrigerator? I just made my first Kombucha and it

> will take a while before I finish drinking the tea and start making

> another one.

>

> TIA,

>

>

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