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Okay, thank you. I will start keeping it upstairs where its dry. I like the in a box idea too!

Yes, I threw it away because it was covered in mold and I thought you had to. If you're referring to the batch that didn't grow mold I still have that and might try to grow a scoby with it. The thing is I have a Jun scoby which is basically the same as booch except uses honey which is far more...

The room I'm using is next to the part of our house we call the dungeon which is extremely dark and dank and some of that might be escaping into the next room where I keep the brew because the room has no windows and is rarely used.

Alright, thank you! :)

I used boiling water and vinegar to clean it. I covered it with a cloth napkin.

Okay, I'm getting very discouraged. My new batch is covered in mold. This is the second time. Is there any way to prevent this? I just think it's ridiculous to keep having to buy a new scoby every week because that's quite expensive and wasteful.

Thank you :) my next batch it brewing while I'm away. I can wait to see if there is new growth when I get back. This is fun!

So, I had to go out of town for a few days and wasn't able to let the bottles complete the second ferment/carbonating process and put them in the fridge. Will they resume once I take them out?

Update! Second batch seems to be done! I did it! I tasted it and tested the pH and there's even a new scoby. I don't know why it was different from the first batch but just glad it worked!

Sorry should have said that dechlorinator is exactly how I declorinated. I'm aware boiling or letting it sit out doesn't work.

That's exactly what I did. :)

Oh, water quality. It easily could be an issue because I used water out of the tap. I declorinated it before introducing the scoby however. I haven't tested the tap water pH in a while but it used to be pretty alkaline which leads me to believe I should have either used more vinegar or simply...

Okay, first batch was developing a scoby but our little friend mold also developed so I threw everything, even the scoby, out. I'm 100% sure it was mold. It was hairy. Second batch is 1/2 gallon. I added 1/2 cup sugar, 4 green tea bags were used in steeping for like six minutes, added two...

I'm from near Indianapolis. I have another scoby in another batch that's been brewing since Thursday (five days) and nothings growing on top. The temp is 75 degrees.

Yes, it came from the same container as the pH minus.