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KOMBUCHA SYNERGY HOW TO

Never store your SCOBY in the fridge, and ensure you store your kombucha somewhere warm enough to prevent mold. This means they can’t acidify your kombucha, and mold may grow. Temperature too low: If the temperature is too low where you’re brewing, or if you put your first fermentation / SCOBY in the fridge, the bacteria and yeast go dormant. You can use pH test strips to ensure your starter kombucha is strong and acidic (should be between 2.5 and 3.5). Not enough starter: If you didn’t use enough starter kombucha, or the starter wasn’t strong, the kombucha may not have been acidic enough to defend itself from mold strains.

Here are a few common reasons you may have got mold: If you got mold, it’s because something went wrong in the process of brewing.

KOMBUCHA SYNERGY HOW TO

Photos courtesy of our Eatmail subscribers! How to prevent mold in your kombucha (Have a moldy SCOBY photo and want to include it in this gallery to help more people ID potentially moldy kombucha? Email me!) Here are a few photos of kombucha mold for your reference.

On the surface of the kombucha (most mold needs air to survive).

Colors range, but may be white, green, black, or blue.

While there are many different strains of mold that can grow – each with their own unique appearance – they usually have a few specific traits: Once kombucha is bottled in the second fermentation, the acidity of the brew should prevent mold from growing. Though the chances are low, if mold is going to happen it will likely be in the first fermentation, when the kombucha acidity isn’t high enough to fend off the bad bugs. It isn’t much different than the mold that might grow on an old loaf of bread.Īnd while you shouldn’t drink any kombucha that has been in contact with mold (just as you wouldn’t eat that moldy bread), it’s not the end of the world! What does kombucha mold look like Kombucha mold is simply an overgrowth of bad bacteria or fungus.

The thing is, kombucha mold is totally avoidable, and the chances or contracting mold are quite low if you’re brewing kombucha properly. But is it really as scary and world shattering as people seem to believe? No. Do not consume if you are avoiding alcohol due to pregnancy, allergies, sensitivities, or religious beliefs.It’s every kombucha brewers worst fear…mold. Please note: Kombucha is a fermented tea that has naturally occurring alcohol. GT’s Kombucha* (Kombucha Culture*, Black Tea*, Green Tea*, Kiwi Juice*), Raspberry Juice*, Lemon Juice*, Fresh Pressed Ginger* And 100% Pure Love!!! Website: Nutrition Facts Serving Size: 8.0 fl oz Servings per Container: 2 Energy We invite you to enlighten us with your words at Which we do, because love is our #1 ingredient.Ĭertified organic by Organic Certifiers, Inc. That’s why we make our Kombucha in the same small batches I used from the start, in my mother’s kitchen our batches are small enough to hug. We believe good things come from small beginnings. That's why I am honored and humbled to be able to share this gift with you. For me Kombucha represented everything that food should be: raw, unadulterated & crafted by nature.

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