My first booch! - Is this normal?

[ClubSawce]

Hi everyone! This is my first time brewing kombucha after making my own SCOBY. This has been brewing for about a month and I'm not sure if what I'm seeing is normal. My original SCOBY sank to the bottom, but there is a lot of stuff coming off of the bottom of the new SCOBY that formed at the top. Anyone have any insight?

 

[Jtvann]

I'm not a booch guy, so take this with a grain of salt. It looks exactly like my wife's scoby. I've learned not to worry if it floats or sinks. Even the same one can do either across different batches.

 

[hottpeper13]

A month is a long time, I would bottle it up and make another batch. The only rule is to use the top or new scoby for the next batch. Looks all good to me, I ferment in a ceramic container and cant see the strands,they look cool and are just yeast.

 

[ClubSawce]

Thanks to you both for your responses! A month was definitely a bit too long It's very vinegary but it turned out well! I did not know the rule about using the new SCOBY for the subsequent batch; thanks for that.