Hi. I got a scoby from amazon, and was afraid that it could have died in route, because a sudden cold front came down, and I think the mail would have been frozen, or very cold. I got the scoby, and started the tea and so on. I put the scoby on top, and it sunk to the bottom later on, and it still is at the bottom.
The tea is very dark, so I cannot tell if the scoby is doing anything. It is now the 2nd day. I did not want to move the jar much because I read that you are not supposed to move it. I placed a lamp behind it, and see the scoby It is thicker than it was, as though "bloated" and little tendrils are laying on the bottom.
Now, this mornng, I think my problem is that the room where it is at, is too cold for the scoby to ferment faster. Rom temperature I wonder, should I place a heat source next to the jar?
What temperature should the tea be at while fermenting?
The tea is very dark, so I cannot tell if the scoby is doing anything. It is now the 2nd day. I did not want to move the jar much because I read that you are not supposed to move it. I placed a lamp behind it, and see the scoby It is thicker than it was, as though "bloated" and little tendrils are laying on the bottom.
Now, this mornng, I think my problem is that the room where it is at, is too cold for the scoby to ferment faster. Rom temperature I wonder, should I place a heat source next to the jar?
What temperature should the tea be at while fermenting?