Guest guest Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 LOL - no, I don't mean if it sinks or if it is held down. I made the mistake of thinking that it was not supposed to float and so every day I was touching it and pushing it down and trying to muscle it away from the top. Every day. I caused the scoby to be completely unable to grow a baby. I won't do that again! Re: sinking scoby If you try to push it down, the baby will not form on top. Trust me!! > > Yes it will . I've had several that fell to the bottom and they will form a new scoby on top. I watched it each day and what I saw was a film forming like gelatin almost and then it just kept forming and there was a new scoby on top and the original on the bottom. So it is ok if they sink. HTH Diane ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.5/1278 - Release Date: 2/14/2008 10:28 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Hi Diane....you are absolutely correct, if they fall to the bottom it is fine...but what meant was to not try to push the mother SCOBY down during fermentation yourself if it is floating...that will disturb the surface where the baby is forming...however if the mother falls to the bottom by itself it is just fine. Any newbies out there...FYI..The mother may be anywhere at the top, middle or bottom of the brew container and it is fine....the baby always forms at the top of the brew. Gayle Re: sinking scoby > If you try to push it down, the baby will not form on top. Trust me!! > >> > > > Yes it will . I've had several that fell to the bottom and they > will form a new scoby on top. I watched it each day and what I saw > was a film forming like gelatin almost and then it just kept forming > and there was a new scoby on top and the original on the bottom. So > it is ok if they sink. HTH > Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Hi Diane....you are absolutely correct, if they fall to the bottom it is fine...but what meant was to not try to push the mother SCOBY down during fermentation yourself if it is floating...that will disturb the surface where the baby is forming...however if the mother falls to the bottom by itself it is just fine. Any newbies out there...FYI..The mother may be anywhere at the top, middle or bottom of the brew container and it is fine....the baby always forms at the top of the brew. Gayle Re: sinking scoby > If you try to push it down, the baby will not form on top. Trust me!! > >> > > > Yes it will . I've had several that fell to the bottom and they > will form a new scoby on top. I watched it each day and what I saw > was a film forming like gelatin almost and then it just kept forming > and there was a new scoby on top and the original on the bottom. So > it is ok if they sink. HTH > Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 jcimno... It is perfectly fine and so is your tea! The mother SCOBY can reside anywhere it wants and change position in the brewing container anytime it wants! It may start at the top and then descend or vice versa. It may hang in the middle...also fine! Hope you have tasted your tea by now and that it is great! Gayle On Nov 1, 2008, at 10:29 AM, jcimno wrote: > My scoby sank to the bottom of the container after 11th day. Is that > ok or do I have a problem with my scoby Can I still drink that tea? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Sure, just so it is covered with liquid. I had one strain that did that now and then. The drink was the same, but if it happens often, maybe the jar has been jolted about.  Just go on by the taste. After that, start tasting with a straw, stick it in the brew and put your finger on the top and lift it, taste it. Or you can do as I do, use a small, new child's medicine dropper. That way it is easy to check many of the jars, just drop the liquid on your tongue. Granny Pat in CA  My scoby sank to the bottom of the container after 11th day. Is that ok or do I have a problem with my scoby Can I still drink that tea?  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 In message <j0ill2+c752eGroups> you wrote: > .....I checked the progress and my old scoby is nearly at the bottom of > my jar and a new thin scoby has formed on top. I've never had a new scoby > form, Lindsey, this is the normal way for a new scoby to form: across the top of the liquid. Previously, your old scoby only seemed to grow, but what actually happened, was the new scobys growing piggyback on the old culture. Both ways are completely normal! No problem in sight! > Which scoby should I keep for my next batch? I always brew with several scobys - better tasting KT in the end because of higher bacterial activity. When I get a crowd of scobys, I tend to take out the ones that are darker and floppier (all sorts of interesting uses!!). If you only want one scoby in your brew, choose the lightest and latest. Your brew seems to be doing just what it should! All blessings, Margret:-0 -- +------------------ Minstrel@... --------------------+ http://www.therpc.f9.co.uk/family/scobygrow/home.html http://bavarianminstrel.wordpress.com http://www.hebrew4christians.com/index.html creation.com I am the bread of life. He comes to me will never go hungry'.......Jesus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 In message <j0ill2+c752eGroups> you wrote: > .....I checked the progress and my old scoby is nearly at the bottom of > my jar and a new thin scoby has formed on top. I've never had a new scoby > form, Lindsey, this is the normal way for a new scoby to form: across the top of the liquid. Previously, your old scoby only seemed to grow, but what actually happened, was the new scobys growing piggyback on the old culture. Both ways are completely normal! No problem in sight! > Which scoby should I keep for my next batch? I always brew with several scobys - better tasting KT in the end because of higher bacterial activity. When I get a crowd of scobys, I tend to take out the ones that are darker and floppier (all sorts of interesting uses!!). If you only want one scoby in your brew, choose the lightest and latest. Your brew seems to be doing just what it should! All blessings, Margret:-0 -- +------------------ Minstrel@... --------------------+ http://www.therpc.f9.co.uk/family/scobygrow/home.html http://bavarianminstrel.wordpress.com http://www.hebrew4christians.com/index.html creation.com I am the bread of life. He comes to me will never go hungry'.......Jesus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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