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I have been struggling to rejuvenate some SCOBYs that seem to have gone bad. Instead of being rubbery and tough, they are thin and easily break apart. My students started about 16 pint-size batches with the old SCOBYs. Some were in better shape than others to start with. We used various...

I saw this mentioned in Reader's Digest, so I went looking for her website. There is a woman that makes leather out of her SCOBYs! I thought it was something that might be interesting to this group! I knew they were tough, but didn't think of sewing with them!! :rockin: I am in no way...

I did a search and can't find a definitive answer. When transferring your SCOBY to a new batch, do you have to add vinegar? I have shied away from it for no reason other than it seems like "cheating" to me. I do add some of the previous batch of KT as a starter, and it seems like that ought...

With some of the recent concern about alcohol content, I am wondering if there is an easy way to test that. I use Kombucha brewing in my microbiology classroom to demonstrate several concepts. But, if there is measurable alcohol, I could have a problem. I'd like to be able to just say it's...

I have had a couple problems recently with my scoby. After brewing for a week or so, there are holes forming in the scoby. Rather than getting stronger and thicker like normal, it's almost like the scoby is being dissolved. Have any of you ever encountered this? It doesn't look or smell...