Help with new brew

SuperOxide · Oct 28, 2019

Hi everyone, newbie here.
Can you please take a look at these pics and tell me if everything is all right and I don't have mold in my kombucha, this is my first batch and the fifth day of fermentation.
I am worried about the dark stuff trapped in bubbles below the new scoby in the corner

Thanks

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RPh_Guy · Oct 28, 2019

The photos are out of focus, so I can't be 100% sure, but it doesn't look like mold.

Mold is visually distinct because it is fuzzy or hairy.

SuperOxide · Oct 28, 2019

RPh_Guy said:
The photos are out of focus, so I can't be 100% sure, but it doesn't look like mold.

Mold is visually distinct because it is fuzzy or hairy.

What about these pics

Kickass · Oct 28, 2019

Disclaimer: I’m new to kombucha too, just finished growing my scoby from GT.

From the research I’ve done, the tentacles are a yeast component of the scoby. I think you’re ok.