Re: Gray-green, foamy blob?

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

A few things right off, your SCOBY is typical of those that I have seen

and raised from store-bought Kombucha, in that they are different then

home-based SCOBYs. And, your mysterious blob is typical of some green

teas, although those blobs usually appear below the newly forming baby

SCOBY. In this case, what you will most likely have is a SCOBY fill-in

around the edges, so most likely the foamy stuff will end up under that

new part. Is pretty typical of this type of a SCOBY that does not

produce new babies on top.

Those that keep finished Kombucha in a bottle, and not refrigerated,

will notice after a week or so, that they too will have this kind of a

SCOBY growing on the top of their Kombucha if it has been opened many

times and air let in. Now, what is interesting about this type of a

SCOBY, is that perhaps this is the same type of SCOBY that Asian

warriors had growing in their canteens when out in the field or

battle. Which brings up another question, and case for another

experiment, where one on purpose does like they did, and uses the

Kombucha out of that bottle/canteen several times a day, then tops it

off with fresh sweet tea each night. What will it do, and what kind of

Kombucha will one have? This other type of SCOBY just floats on top no

matter how much agitation the bottle receives, and does not produce

babies but instead just grows bigger. Remember too, that in a

canteen/bottle situation, there needs to be an air space at the top, as

the cap is screwed on (or cork stuck back in) after each use. At the

least, it is interesting, and I plan to run an experiment like this

starting tonight, as I happen to have a capped bottle with just this

type of SCOBY all ready to go.

pb_terrier

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> 2 days later, I noticed that there is a large, grayish-green, foamy

blob

> on one side of my scoby between the scoby and the edge of the jar.

It

> is not any shade of brown or yellow that remotely resembles any other

> part of my scoby.

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> Does anyone have a clue what this gray foam might be? Should I have

to

> throw out my entire batch and scoby? Here are are a couple links to

> photos

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