kombucha scooby ?

[lorieMN]

I bought a scooby on line,,mixed up my tea,added scooby 3 1/2 hours later,,that was on monday,,today scooby looks like it is falling apart,,I am guessing thats not a good sign?..any thoughts?

 

[miss_thenorth]

what kind of tea did you use? Is ther just gooping strands hanging from it, or is the wholething falling apart?

There is a certain type of tea that you are not supposed to use, earl grey I think. did you add sugar?

 

[lorieMN]

I used the tea it came with,,from getkombucha.com..I added sugar,it is falling apart,it never did float,sank right off and stayed there,I found another source cheaper,,I thought the "sale" they had going was a good deal,but after getting the DVD's I couldnt stand to watch them,to much being stupid in them for me,so used a recipe from SS..I did use well water instead of filered,maybe thats the problem,I did boil it though,in my mind I figured its an ancient drink and they didnt have filtered water in ancient times.LOL.But on the up side,the tea makes the most awesome sweet tea I have ever had!!

 

[Bubblingbrooks]

OK. can you get pictures up?
By falling apart, I am wondering if you were sent more then one layer, and they are just separating.
Now, do not worry about it not floating right off the bat. Not at all unusual. Even if it decides to stay on the bottom, the new one will grow on the top.
We use well water. Filtered is for if you are on city water.

 

[lorieMN]

thanks BB..to me it looks like it is chunking off,not a healthy seperation,,but I dont know,lol..I will try get pics up,and let it sit a few more days and see what happens,,oh,I did taste it,,it was sweet,not as sweet as when it started,but it has a strong vinigery taste also.

 

[lorieMN]

here is a pic I took,hope it helps

 

[Bubblingbrooks]

Pitch it! the fact that it is already vinegary is not at all right either.

Someone on here should be able to get you a healthy Scoby for the cost of shipping.

 

[lorieMN]

Pitch it! the fact that it is already vinegary is not at all right either.

Someone on here should be able to get you a healthy Scoby for the cost of shipping.

ok..LOL..thanks,it doesnt look very healthy does it

 

[Bubblingbrooks]

Enjoy this post from my mother
http://seedsofnutrition.com/?p=5976
Pics are real good!

 

[lorieMN]

Enjoy this post from my mother
http://seedsofnutrition.com/?p=5976
Pics are real good!

thanks,,I did enjoy it,,and the pics are good,,yea,,my scoby didnt look anything like that,,it did when I got it..wonder what I did wrong,or could it have gotten to cold in shipping,the day it arrived I wasnt home and the mail guy left it in the garage,it was like only 20 degrees or so that day.