Guest guest Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 I'm bummed, and I'm here to make sure my bummed-ness is valid. I usually do my first ferment for 8-10 days in a glass jar filled about 2/3 full covered by a cloth napkin secured with a rubber band. This time, I wanted to try to make it more sour & let it go for probably a little over 2 weeks, and filled it almost to the top. I checked it today and some of the scoby is dark green. There's no fuzz yet...but is it safe to assume it's mold? If so, do you think it's due to the fact that I filled it too full, or maybe that I had it fermenting next to my krauts & kefir (all of which seem fine)? Also, trying to keep heating costs down, my house has been colder than normal (around 60 degrees) the last few days. Could that be a factor? The last time I remember checking it was probably a week ago, and it looked fine then. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Hi and EveryOne, Not sure what caused the green, maybe it is jealous?:-)) In any case unless you used Green tea to make the batch it seems likely that something created a problem you are seeing...could it be chemicals from washing the cloth cover, contamination from neighboring ferments or cold temps...maybe....hard to guess. If it was me, I would dump it, clean everything really well and rinse very well and start again with a fresh SCOBY and new KT for starter. I always pour some finished KT not only into the new brew but also on top of the SCOBY That helps to protect it. Best wishes for healthy, delicious, KT! Peace, Love and Harmony, Bev -- In kombucha tea , " " <SMc42TX@...> wrote: > > I'm bummed, and I'm here to make sure my bummed-ness is valid. > > I usually do my first ferment for 8-10 days in a glass jar filled about > 2/3 full covered by a cloth napkin secured with a rubber band. This > time, I wanted to try to make it more sour & let it go for probably a > little over 2 weeks, and filled it almost to the top. I checked it > today and some of the scoby is dark green. There's no fuzz yet...but > is it safe to assume it's mold? If so, do you think it's due to the > fact that I filled it too full, or maybe that I had it fermenting next > to my krauts & kefir (all of which seem fine)? Also, trying to keep > heating costs down, my house has been colder than normal (around 60 > degrees) the last few days. Could that be a factor? The last time I > remember checking it was probably a week ago, and it looked fine then. > > Sigh. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 > In any case unless you used Green tea to make the batch it seems > likely that something created a problem you are seeing... Actually, I did recently switch from bagged green tea to loose leaf green tea. I'm hesitant because of all the time invested in this thing to throw it out just yet. So far, it's still not fuzzy, and I'm thinking that maybe it is just stained from the green tea. I took it out to feel the texture and the scoby sank, so I didn't take a pic, but I'll try to take a pic tomorrow. It still smells good, but you all have much more experience here than I do, so hopefully y'all can see it. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 Hi , It could be from the Green tea....one way to tell is to wait and see. If it develops fuzz it is mold if not it probably is not. Since we cannot see it we cannot say for sure but if you wait awhile longer the answer may reveal itself Peace, Love and Harmony, Bev Manna International: Kombucha Information and Resources Kombucha Manna Drops - Convenient, Safe, Effective, Easy to use. Manna Green & White Tea Extract: Liquid Green Tea Drops 100% Certified Organic, Fair Traded, Ingredients: made and packaged only in Glass. http://KMI.mannainternational.com and http://mannainternational.com -- In kombucha tea , " " <SMc42TX@...> wrote: > > > In any case unless you used Green tea to make the batch it seems > > likely that something created a problem you are seeing... > > Actually, I did recently switch from bagged green tea to loose leaf > green tea. I'm hesitant because of all the time invested in this thing > to throw it out just yet. So far, it's still not fuzzy, and I'm > thinking that maybe it is just stained from the green tea. I took it > out to feel the texture and the scoby sank, so I didn't take a pic, but > I'll try to take a pic tomorrow. It still smells good, but you all > have much more experience here than I do, so hopefully y'all can see it. > > Thanks! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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