Some mold or not some mold. That is the question.

[Kojidog]

Cut my scoby in half to start X2 1 gallon brews and gave the mother to my mom. Does this look healthy? I don't see any fuzz and I'm wondering if it's just you store whatever. your opinions?

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[snarf]

I don't see any that could be wrong. The brown/black thingy is just yeast.

 

[hunter_le five]

It doesn't *look* like mold to me, but it's kind of hard to tell from the picture.

My SCOBY gets these dark stringy tendrils after a while (I've heard some people refer to them as the SCOBY's "beard"). That's kind of what this looks like to me.

 

[Kojidog]

Thanks folks. Keep the opinions commin!

 

[Superdown]

It could be yeast, but it looks slightly abnormal. If there is any blue or green coloration to it, it is mold and you should toss it. Red/brown coloration indicates yeast in this case.

 

[Adam_Trainor101]

To me it looks fine. The brown/black bit can be off putting but it does look like yeast. I know I was put off when this happened to me and I googled a few images about yeast in scoby/kombucha tea and the images were similar to yours.