Re: New here with questions... (repost)

[Guest guest]

I would guess that the smell is probably residue from whatever dish

soap your friend used to clean her fermenting container, or the

container in which she packaged your SCOBY.

Probably, whatever is in there will dilute with each subsequent batch.

-Patty

>

> I just got a baby and some starter tea from a friend of a friend.

I noticed it had a slight taste and smell of...fabric softener or some

sort of commercial soap.

> Will the subsequent babies " clean up/purify " ...through use over time?

>

[Guest guest]

> In kombucha tea , Cristina <artfreeslife@...wrote:

> I just got a baby and some starter tea from a friend of a friend.

> noticed it had a slight taste and smell of...fabric softener or some

> sort of commercial soap.

> Will the subsequent babies " clean up/purify " ...through use over time?

Cristian, I did read your post first time of posting, but didn't really

know whether my response would be helpful to you.

I had several days to muse about it now, though, and the conclusion I have

come to is, that I personally would be very wary to use that particular

starter. It is quite possible that the culture could have been negatively

affected by the chemicals/enzymes from the washing powder/softener it got

into contact with. My sense of smell is very acute and good, as yours

also seems to be.

If the smell has caused bad feelings and uncertainty in you or just given

you bad vibes, don't use that starter, but try to get a fresh one ASAP.

With best wishes for a good outcome of your Kombucha saga.

Margret:-) UK on a warm but rainy evening...

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> In kombucha tea , Cristina <artfreeslife@...wrote:

> I just got a baby and some starter tea from a friend of a friend.

> noticed it had a slight taste and smell of...fabric softener or some

> sort of commercial soap.

> Will the subsequent babies " clean up/purify " ...through use over time?

Cristian, I did read your post first time of posting, but didn't really

know whether my response would be helpful to you.

I had several days to muse about it now, though, and the conclusion I have

come to is, that I personally would be very wary to use that particular

starter. It is quite possible that the culture could have been negatively

affected by the chemicals/enzymes from the washing powder/softener it got

into contact with. My sense of smell is very acute and good, as yours

also seems to be.

If the smell has caused bad feelings and uncertainty in you or just given

you bad vibes, don't use that starter, but try to get a fresh one ASAP.

With best wishes for a good outcome of your Kombucha saga.

Margret:-) UK on a warm but rainy evening...

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In message <53f5abec4f%Minstrel@...> you wrote:

> > In kombucha tea , Cristina <artfreeslife@...wrote:

>

> > I just got a baby and some starter tea from a friend of a friend.

> > noticed it had a slight taste and smell of...fabric softener or some

> > sort of commercial soap.

> > Will the subsequent babies " clean up/purify " ...through use over time?

>

> Cristian,

Sorry, that should have been Cristina! Apologies!

I am unfortunately very 'fond' of involuntary anagrams.

Loving Kochabum ;-)

Margret:-)

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[Guest guest]

Poor sanitation practice. I usually rinse my containers in hot water

and then pour boiling water inside as well as outside.

I never use dish detergent for the reason you cite.

Angelo

On Oct 11, 2008, at 9:12 AM, Patty T wrote:

> I would guess that the smell is probably residue from whatever dish

> soap your friend used to clean her fermenting container, or the

> container in which she packaged your SCOBY.

>

> Probably, whatever is in there will dilute with each subsequent batch.

>

> -Patty

>

>

> >

> > I just got a baby and some starter tea from a friend of a friend.

> I noticed it had a slight taste and smell of...fabric softener or some

> sort of commercial soap.

> > Will the subsequent babies " clean up/purify " ...through use over

> time?

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Poor sanitation practice. I usually rinse my containers in hot water

and then pour boiling water inside as well as outside.

I never use dish detergent for the reason you cite.

Angelo

On Oct 11, 2008, at 9:12 AM, Patty T wrote:

> I would guess that the smell is probably residue from whatever dish

> soap your friend used to clean her fermenting container, or the

> container in which she packaged your SCOBY.

>

> Probably, whatever is in there will dilute with each subsequent batch.

>

> -Patty

>

>

> >

> > I just got a baby and some starter tea from a friend of a friend.

> I noticed it had a slight taste and smell of...fabric softener or some

> sort of commercial soap.

> > Will the subsequent babies " clean up/purify " ...through use over

> time?

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you all for your advice... I very much appreciate it!

And, Margret, I love your anagrams.

Cristina

Cristina wrote:

> Hi Everyone,

>

> I posted this about a week ago but it never showed up in my mailbox

> from the group. There was also no response, so I thought that maybe it

> fell into one of those Internet black holes.

>

> *********

>

> I'm new to the list and love it! I've learned a lot just in the short

> while I've been on it!

>

> I just got a baby and some starter tea from a friend of a friend. She

> gave me enough KT to taste as well. I noticed it had a slight taste

> and smell of, what seemed like, fabric softener or some sort of

> commercial soap. My concern is that whatever taste/smell is in her

> brew will also be in the baby and then all the kombucha I make from it

> will have the same quality.

>

> My questions are:

>

> Can the tea being brewed take on the smell of either the cloth being

> used to cover it or a fragrance that is being used wherever it's being

> fermented?

>

> Will the scoby be " infused " by smells and transfer those

> characteristics to subsequent batches?

>

> Will the subsequent babies " clean up/purify " (don't know what the

> correct terminology might be) through use over time?

>

>

> Thanks,

> Cristina

[Guest guest]

Thank you all for your advice... I very much appreciate it!

And, Margret, I love your anagrams.

Cristina

Cristina wrote:

> Hi Everyone,

>

> I posted this about a week ago but it never showed up in my mailbox

> from the group. There was also no response, so I thought that maybe it

> fell into one of those Internet black holes.

>

> *********

>

> I'm new to the list and love it! I've learned a lot just in the short

> while I've been on it!

>

> I just got a baby and some starter tea from a friend of a friend. She

> gave me enough KT to taste as well. I noticed it had a slight taste

> and smell of, what seemed like, fabric softener or some sort of

> commercial soap. My concern is that whatever taste/smell is in her

> brew will also be in the baby and then all the kombucha I make from it

> will have the same quality.

>

> My questions are:

>

> Can the tea being brewed take on the smell of either the cloth being

> used to cover it or a fragrance that is being used wherever it's being

> fermented?

>

> Will the scoby be " infused " by smells and transfer those

> characteristics to subsequent batches?

>

> Will the subsequent babies " clean up/purify " (don't know what the

> correct terminology might be) through use over time?

>

>

> Thanks,

> Cristina