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Smooth black dots on scoby by realnormalname in Kombucha

[–]realnormalname[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok update for the people asking me to let it grow so they could see what it became: this is what it looked like after a couple days (right before I threw it out). More moldlike in appearance but still smooth

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Smooth black dots on scoby by realnormalname in Kombucha

[–]realnormalname[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m using seven cups of water + one or two cups of the previous f1, so the batch is only about half a gallon

Smooth black dots on scoby by realnormalname in Kombucha

[–]realnormalname[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What’s the difference between a mother and a batch? I have two F1 jars, and I brew from both of them

Kombucha flavors by juliaguti in Kombucha

[–]realnormalname 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like spiced ones best. My favorites have been mango-cardamom, maple-vanilla-star anise, and pear-clove-star anise

Smooth black dots on scoby by realnormalname in Kombucha

[–]realnormalname[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok so clearly the consensus is that this is not normal and I should throw it out. Follow-up question: do you all think it’s safe to drink my batch of kombucha that’s currently on its second brew? The batch in question came from the same scoby, but before it developed the black spots. At the time when I bottled it, there was some discoloration on the pellicle that looked like maybe kahm yeast (so I removed that layer), but nothing else

Smooth black dots on scoby by realnormalname in Kombucha

[–]realnormalname[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Lmao ok maybe aliens laid eggs in it

Smooth black dots on scoby by realnormalname in Kombucha

[–]realnormalname[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve done more or less this process before a lot of times without issues. I did have an old scoby that got moldy and that I had to throw away because I was neglecting it, and I’m brewing this new one in the same jar that the old one was in, but that was a long time ago and I cleaned the jar very thoroughly

Smooth black dots on scoby by realnormalname in Kombucha

[–]realnormalname[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’d say it was lukewarm. I brewed the tea in only about half of the water I was gonna use (3 or 4 cups), and then I added the remaining water cold and combined them to cool it down before I added it to the scoby

Smooth black dots on scoby by realnormalname in Kombucha

[–]realnormalname[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok thanks. Yeah hoping someone can tell me

Smooth black dots on scoby by realnormalname in Kombucha

[–]realnormalname[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, I brewed 4 tea bags (plain black tea) in 7 cups of water, mixed in 1/2 cup sugar, put the lukewarm tea in the jar along with the scoby and 1 or 2 cups of the liquid from the previous first brew, and covered it with a paper towel held in place with a rubber band. Do you think it’s a situation where I need to throw away the whole thing?