Re: SCOBY fell when checking taste: Wahhh!

[Guest guest]

Don't fret. It will be fine. The SCOBY can be anywhere in the brew and

still do what it needs to.

Deep breath, it is all good.

Jaxi

> I am on my second brew of Kombucha! I used up the first batch too quickly

> because I started with a quart container.

> The first batch was delicious and I was hooked from the start. And even

> though I was started drinking a small amount, I finished the last of it

> yesterday. I went to check my second batch at day 5 hoping it would be

> ready. the first batch was ready at day 6. When I tried to insert a straw

> in the edge of the jar my SCOBI sunk. And....... my brew is not KT yet.

> It did not taste vinegary at all.

> My first batch had one bag of English Breakfast Tea and one bag of Green

> Tea and I have been reading that Green Tea brews faster. The second batch

> had just English Breakfast Tea.......sigh

> I poured a tbsp of pasteurized apple cider vinegar on the top of my brew

> to protect it since the SCOBI fell down.

> I have ordered supplies and a 2 1/2 gallon container for Continuous Brew

> KT. In the meantime I think I may need to get a gallon glass container. I

> love this stuff!

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[Guest guest]

Alls good , no worries. Just wait for the smell, taste, and appearance you

perfer. The size change may delay the brew, or may not, its up to the SCOBY.

They can/do have a mind of their own,lol.

You would be looking for a " baby " , an new Scoby to form. That lets you know

things were going as planned. That is before it fell. Also, you should see

another form on top, if you have 3 more days.

M

>

> I am on my second brew of Kombucha! I used up the first batch too quickly

because I started with a quart container.

> The first batch was delicious and I was hooked from the start. And even

though I was started drinking a small amount, I finished the last of it

yesterday. I went to check my second batch at day 5 hoping it would be ready.

the first batch was ready at day 6. When I tried to insert a straw in the edge

of the jar my SCOBI sunk. And....... my brew is not KT yet. It did not taste

vinegary at all.

> My first batch had one bag of English Breakfast Tea and one bag of Green

Tea and I have been reading that Green Tea brews faster. The second batch had

just English Breakfast Tea.......sigh

> I poured a tbsp of pasteurized apple cider vinegar on the top of my brew to

protect it since the SCOBI fell down.

> I have ordered supplies and a 2 1/2 gallon container for Continuous Brew KT.

In the meantime I think I may need to get a gallon glass container. I love this

stuff!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> I have ordered supplies and a 2 1/2 gallon container for Continuous Brew

> KT. In the meantime I think I may need to get a gallon glass container. I

> love this stuff!

>

Better go even bigger. ;-) this stuff is addicting. Take it from one who did not

like it when I started last spring. Now it is a proverbial " habit " for me. In

general, I find I like vinegary drinks now when I never did before. I have three

2.5 gal crocks brewing and 3 single gallon jugs and I pretty much keep stride

with my production. I have given away a few of my bottles of brew. Kombucha is

fun, and fun to share.