Scoby in the bottle

[GLSmyth]

I have only made a couple of brews of Kombucha, so I am definitely a newbie. Each of the bottles I have stored the Kombucha in have formed a Scoby. Is there any way to not have the Scoby formed in the bottle, or is that just the way things work?

Thanks -

george

 

[hottpeper13]

I get one in every bottle,and if I don't rinse it out it will need to be pulled out (just a glob of scoby and ginger).

 

[rushpapers]

In order to stop pellicle growth inside sealed bottles, you need to reduce sugar, use more low pH starter, filter, force carbonate, counterpressure bottle, and then refrigerate.

Simple as that.

 

[GLSmyth]

Just looked at how to force carbonate and I don't have that type of equipment, so I guess that is not an option for me.

Thanks -

george

 

[rushpapers]

You could add .2g/kg organic potassium sorbate. That will slow microbial growth to crawl.

 

[GLSmyth]

That sounds like a reasonable idea.

Thanks -

george

 

[rushpapers]

You'll still need ro force carb however. You could try using a soda stream.

 

[GLSmyth]

I guess I'll need to figure out how to do that.

george