Hello, I am new...to the forum and brewing.
I recently grew my own scoby from a bottle of store bought successfully. I then make black lipton tea and added 1 cup of sugar. I made sure tea and scoby starter tea were the same temp then add the scoby and started tea to the said black tea. I sat it on the counter, covered it with a napkin and then watched it mold. That I am aware I never touched the scoby, I used plastic utensils.
What causes mold? Also can I do my second ferment in the fridge or is the temp a problem for that? I made 3 scoby's all together with the bottle of store bought so I have 2 healthy scoby's to try and get my first batch done.
Help, I have had good health improvement the month I have drank the store bought tea. I would like to drink more, but simply can't afford to buy that much.
Thank you in advance!!
Rachelle
I recently grew my own scoby from a bottle of store bought successfully. I then make black lipton tea and added 1 cup of sugar. I made sure tea and scoby starter tea were the same temp then add the scoby and started tea to the said black tea. I sat it on the counter, covered it with a napkin and then watched it mold. That I am aware I never touched the scoby, I used plastic utensils.
What causes mold? Also can I do my second ferment in the fridge or is the temp a problem for that? I made 3 scoby's all together with the bottle of store bought so I have 2 healthy scoby's to try and get my first batch done.
Help, I have had good health improvement the month I have drank the store bought tea. I would like to drink more, but simply can't afford to buy that much.
Thank you in advance!!
Rachelle