kombucha 101 thread! - Page 16

treehugginmama · 04-10-2012, 02:49 PM

What causes moldy Kombucha. I was so excited got my new bottles today and when I pulled my kombucha down off the shelf the entire top scoby and tea is covered in mold. I could cry.

backtobasicsmum · 04-10-2012, 02:57 PM

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Oh, to answer your question...how do you have your kombucha covered? I read it was recommended to keep your brewing kombucha away from any fresh fruit....mold spores are tiny and can get into it. I try to not even mix up fresh batches near any fruit on my counters. Sorry you had that happen.

treehugginmama · 04-10-2012, 03:03 PM

It's covered with two sheets of muslin. I store it on a top shelf all by itself. That's interesting about the fruit.

houseforjoy · 04-10-2012, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by treehugginmama

I've been using green tea and it's been working great.

I ordered the swing top glass bottles today. There is no carbonation what so ever in mine with the mason jars. It just doesn't seem the same with out the fizz.

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Originally Posted by easygoinmomma

What is the difference between using black tea or green tea?

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Originally Posted by treehugginmama

What causes moldy Kombucha. I was so excited got my new bottles today and when I pulled my kombucha down off the shelf the entire top scoby and tea is covered in mold. I could cry.

You must brew kombucha with black tea. An occasional ferment in white or green is okay, (but better if you mix green/white WITH black). Green and white tea do not have enough tannins to feed the scoby. this will cause it to be "sick" which will mean it will eventually develop mold or become too yeasty.

also if you do fruit in yours and just put the whole strawberries in, PLEASE try it with pureed berries. I ran out of my strawberry puree cubes and since many people here do it with just the whole berries i did this, and it wasn't nearly as good. the puree give it a much stronger strawberry flavor

blueberry doesn't need puree since the berries are so small (although i do keep meaning to make a batch of puree just to see!) i do 2 strawberry cubes in 1 quart

ArmsOfLove · 04-10-2012, 06:48 PM

I will try puree next. I thought the strawberries were getting mushy just sitting in there until I opened the jar and found ANOTHER scoby

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and this thread has gotten reeeeallly long so I can't find it, if it's there

, but were there posts about eating the scoby?

backtobasicsmum · 04-10-2012, 08:00 PM

Crystal, I think Lisa M said they eat the scobys. I don't know if that meant the big mama scoby or more like the baby scobys.

treehugginmama · 04-11-2012, 05:22 AM

I use green tea I guess that might have been the problem.

backtobasicsmum · 04-11-2012, 06:07 AM

Try some straight black tea. Remember, that Earl Grey will kill your scoby too.

cobluegirl · 04-11-2012, 08:03 AM

I like to mix my green with black.

Dovenoir · 04-11-2012, 08:48 AM

My scoby is bumpy and sticking out of the tea.. any pointers on keeping it mold free?

Should I start a new one?

cobluegirl · 04-11-2012, 08:52 AM

it is fine.... They all look a little different..

backtobasicsmum · 04-11-2012, 09:00 AM

Some parts of my scoby stick out sometimes, like if there is an air bubble underneath or something. Maybe don't fill your jar so full next time, so there is room for it to bubble up and not touch your cloth on the top. I always leave a couple of inches of headspace.

Dovenoir · 04-11-2012, 09:29 AM

I had more liquid in the mother than I planned, I think I'm going to baste some out after its had a chance to inoculate.

treehugginmama · 04-12-2012, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by houseforjoy

green/white WITH black). Green and white tea do not have enough tannins to feed the scoby. this will cause it to be "sick" which will mean it will eventually develop mold or become too yeasty.

A IRL friend of mine that brews bucha uses green tea exclusively. I was just telling her about the tannins. She told me green tea has more tannins then any other tea. Do you have any info on the tannins? I have found articles that say black has the most and I have found ones that say green as the most.

houseforjoy · 04-12-2012, 02:55 PM

i will try and get the black tea tannin info in the next day or two

also for the other poster, your scoby can get bumpy if the jar gets jostled at all

04-10-2012, 02:49 PM	#226
treehugginmama Rose Trellis Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Philly Burbs Posts: 2,445	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 What causes moldy Kombucha. I was so excited got my new bottles today and when I pulled my kombucha down off the shelf the entire top scoby and tea is covered in mold. I could cry. __________________ Heather DYT4/1 INFJ Gentle Mama to Killian(17),Gabriel(11),Christian(10),Olivia(7),Va ughn(4) Completing our family June 2014 www.placentaencapsulationservices.com

04-10-2012, 02:57 PM	#227
backtobasicsmum Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 29,784	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 I'm ridiculously excited that my thread got stickied. ---------- Post added at 03:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:55 PM ---------- Oh, to answer your question...how do you have your kombucha covered? I read it was recommended to keep your brewing kombucha away from any fresh fruit....mold spores are tiny and can get into it. I try to not even mix up fresh batches near any fruit on my counters. Sorry you had that happen. __________________ Karisa W -17 My talking boy E - 16 My doing boy J - 14 My sparkly girl L - 11 My funny boy O - 9 My snuggly boy

04-10-2012, 03:03 PM	#228
treehugginmama Rose Trellis Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Philly Burbs Posts: 2,445	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 It's covered with two sheets of muslin. I store it on a top shelf all by itself. That's interesting about the fruit. __________________ Heather DYT4/1 INFJ Gentle Mama to Killian(17),Gabriel(11),Christian(10),Olivia(7),Va ughn(4) Completing our family June 2014 www.placentaencapsulationservices.com

04-10-2012, 06:48 PM	#230
ArmsOfLove Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 79,607	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 I will try puree next. I thought the strawberries were getting mushy just sitting in there until I opened the jar and found ANOTHER scoby ---------- Post added at 05:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:41 PM ---------- and this thread has gotten reeeeallly long so I can't find it, if it's there , but were there posts about eating the scoby? __________________ Crystal "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." Maya Angelou

04-10-2012, 08:00 PM	#231
backtobasicsmum Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 29,784	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 Crystal, I think Lisa M said they eat the scobys. I don't know if that meant the big mama scoby or more like the baby scobys. __________________ Karisa W -17 My talking boy E - 16 My doing boy J - 14 My sparkly girl L - 11 My funny boy O - 9 My snuggly boy

04-11-2012, 05:22 AM	#232
treehugginmama Rose Trellis Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Philly Burbs Posts: 2,445	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 I use green tea I guess that might have been the problem. __________________ Heather DYT4/1 INFJ Gentle Mama to Killian(17),Gabriel(11),Christian(10),Olivia(7),Va ughn(4) Completing our family June 2014 www.placentaencapsulationservices.com

04-11-2012, 06:07 AM	#233
backtobasicsmum Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 29,784	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 Try some straight black tea. Remember, that Earl Grey will kill your scoby too. __________________ Karisa W -17 My talking boy E - 16 My doing boy J - 14 My sparkly girl L - 11 My funny boy O - 9 My snuggly boy

04-11-2012, 08:03 AM	#234
cobluegirl Rose Garden never be afraid of who you were meant to be Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 43,819	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 I like to mix my green with black. __________________ T4/1 ISTJ Enneagram 9 Ds-T4/2 Dd1-T1/4 Dd2-T2/1 The greatest challenge for most of us is believing that we are worthy now, right this minute. Worthiness doesn't have prerequisites. ~Brene Brown "The Gifts of Imperfection"[/CENTER]

04-11-2012, 08:48 AM	#235
Dovenoir Rose Garden Dove - noir Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cincy, OH Posts: 5,600	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 My scoby is bumpy and sticking out of the tea.. any pointers on keeping it mold free? Should I start a new one? Last edited by Dovenoir; 04-11-2012 at 08:53 AM.

04-11-2012, 08:52 AM	#236
cobluegirl Rose Garden never be afraid of who you were meant to be Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 43,819	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 it is fine.... They all look a little different.. __________________ T4/1 ISTJ Enneagram 9 Ds-T4/2 Dd1-T1/4 Dd2-T2/1 The greatest challenge for most of us is believing that we are worthy now, right this minute. Worthiness doesn't have prerequisites. ~Brene Brown "The Gifts of Imperfection"[/CENTER]

04-11-2012, 09:00 AM	#237
backtobasicsmum Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 29,784	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 Some parts of my scoby stick out sometimes, like if there is an air bubble underneath or something. Maybe don't fill your jar so full next time, so there is room for it to bubble up and not touch your cloth on the top. I always leave a couple of inches of headspace. __________________ Karisa W -17 My talking boy E - 16 My doing boy J - 14 My sparkly girl L - 11 My funny boy O - 9 My snuggly boy

04-11-2012, 09:29 AM	#238
Dovenoir Rose Garden Dove - noir Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cincy, OH Posts: 5,600	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 I had more liquid in the mother than I planned, I think I'm going to baste some out after its had a chance to inoculate. __________________ Lyz

04-12-2012, 02:55 PM	#240
houseforjoy Rose Garden trying to live like olaf "this is the best day of my life!... and quite possibly the last!" Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: in the sunshine with my own personal flurry Posts: 9,563	Re: kombucha 101 thread! another new question #63 and 64 i will try and get the black tea tannin info in the next day or two also for the other poster, your scoby can get bumpy if the jar gets jostled at all __________________ Amanda, ENFJ Mommy to my bounty: ds 13 years, dd 12 years, dd 9 years , dd 6 and ds 4 Psalm 13 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day?....because I am shaken. 5 But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. 6 I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me.

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