Mini "disaster" help?

[dggdgg]

Woke up this morning to 3 gallons of Kombucha on my floor/rug due to a structural failure of my brewing vessel. Was using a 3 gallon glass jar that I believe was hand blown. Worked for 2 years but must have weakened somehow and a section at the bottom popped out. The scoby was still wet this AM (not sure what time this happened overnight) so my question is whether or not I can still use it (there is no glass issue, a section literally popped out at the base) and if you think ok, what should I do to store for a day or 2 before I can brew and what to do about starter. It's a Jun scoby and I don't have ready access to more kombucha.

Thanks for your help!

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[Hoppy2bmerry]

What a mess, sorry you woke up to that. I'm not a bucha maker, but it's a matter of contamination I guess. Could any insects get into the vessel after it broke? I'd make a small batch and see what happens. SCOBY large enough to peel of outer layers?

 

[dggdgg]

Thanks for the reply. The jar was in a closed cabinet and appears to be clean and bug free but a test run is probably a good idea.

Anyone know if I can just use the scoby with white vinegar to start the batch?

thanks

 

[sleepspeaking]

I'm sure you could make a batch of sweet tea as normal and lower your ph with some vinegar, but if it were me, I'd probably try to coax it back to good with a normal batch of tea, and 1-2 room temperature bottles of my kombucha, if you have some bottles, or a preferred non-flavored commercial booch, not sure if it'd be any different. . but that would be my approach.