Neglected mother:)

mrmcdowe · Feb 2, 2012

I successfully grew a mother from a bottle of GT's. Then I was hot and heavy drinking it. Wound up with 6 mothers. Then Christmas hit and stopped drinking it and stopped taking care of the mothers. They have been sitting undisturbed for 3 months now. No visible sign of mold.

So know I don't know what to do. Do I start over, or just add fresh tea to a mother and start producing again?

Thanks

SpottedDogBrewing · Feb 2, 2012

are these in-laws?

mrmcdowe · Feb 2, 2012

Yes all but one are "in laws". Because I brew in 2 quart mason jars, it is now hard to tell the difference between them.

tim2akat2 · Feb 2, 2012

There is only one word between in-laws and outlaws that said yeast tend to take care of themselves pretty well give them some nutrients and see where it goes.

Vance71975 · Feb 3, 2012

mrmcdowe said:
I successfully grew a mother from a bottle of GT's. Then I was hot and heavy drinking it. Wound up with 6 mothers. Then Christmas hit and stopped drinking it and stopped taking care of the mothers. They have been sitting undisturbed for 3 months now. No visible sign of mold.

So know I don't know what to do. Do I start over, or just add fresh tea to a mother and start producing again?

Thanks

If they look good just make up a new tea/sugar solution and put them in with a 1/4 cup of the liquid they are in now.

On a side note, you can prolly use the liquid they are in now as "Kombucha Vinegar" in place of white or cider vinegar.

mrmcdowe · Feb 4, 2012

I might try the vinegar idea.

I will also feed the mothers and give it a try.

Thanks

Behemoth · Nov 4, 2012

I know a mother I would like to neglect!. Any hoo, just feed them, see how it goes.

timewasted · Nov 20, 2012

Just start a new batch. I had one that was in the same situation. It took an extra week or so to finish the batch, but she recovered nicely b

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