Baby scoby

[Kblandfo]

I keep getting baby scobies when I bottle my Kombucha. Is the solution to just let it sit longer in the primary?

 

[Gentlemans_Ale]

I hope you don't have baby scabies in there!

I strain my Kombucha after secondary and then put the bottles in the fridge. The cold will keep the fermentation down and reduce new scoby formation. You will have a little co2 formation if you wait about a week.

 

[hunter_le five]

Just stick 'em in the fridge right after bottling.

 

[Kblandfo]

Thanks for forgiving my typo... How much time would it need in the fridge to get a decent carb?

 

[zipper8650]

it wont really carb in the fridge..the cold puts it all to sleep

 

[Gentlemans_Ale]

Thanks for forgiving my typo... How much time would it need in the fridge to get a decent carb?

Most of your carbing will be at room temp. Mine get perfect with 2 weeks in the fridge.

 

[Kblandfo]

ok so I guess I should just let it sit longer in primary so I get less scoby growth when I let it sit out for a few days before cooling

 

[kad8830]

I like to do 2nd fermentation for a week with flavoring so when that is done, I restrain and I bottle it with a drop of honey and refrigerate. Seems to keep the carbonation going - still forms a little scoby sometimes but not as bad.

 

[Kblandfo]

good tip thanks, i was curious if honey was fermentable by the scoby/ kbuch

 

[Oberon67]

Somebody gave my wife a scoby in a jar. Kombucha's not my thing... or my wife's.

Anybody want a scoby?