How To Tell If Your Kombucha Is Moldy... And What To Do About It! | #AskWardee 103

How To Tell If Your Kombucha Is Moldy... And What To Do About It! | #AskWardee 103 Transcript: http://tradcookschool.com/aw103 FREE Ultimate Kombucha Guide: http://tradcookschool.com/kguide Merry Christmas, everyone! :) Oh, no… mold :( Well, possibly not… because, actually, Kombucha rarely molds. The SCOBY — its mother culture — is quite hardy and balanced. Yet, mold does happen now and then. So, if you think it might be happening to you… On today's #AskWardee I'm teaching you how to tell if your Kombucha is moldy, and if it is… what to do about the current and future batches so it doesn't happen again! By the way… get my Ultimate Guide To Kombucha {how to make it, store it, flavor it, SCOBY care, troubleshooting, and MORE!}: http://tradcookschool.com/kguide **Q: How Can I Tell For Sure If My Kombucha Is Moldy? Jennifer P. asked: I'm concerned that my Kombucha SCOBY might be moldy. How do I know for sure and what do I do if it is? Also, how can I prevent this in the future? Thanks so much! **Jennifer, I'm happy to help! **How To Tell If Your Kombucha Is Moldy First, what's Kombucha? It's a delicious, fermented tea with benefits for digestion, the gut, and more. Here's more about it plus my easy recipe: https://traditionalcookingschool.com/... If your Kombucha SCOBY (the mother culture) develops mold, it looks similar to mold you'll find on old bread: fuzzy and green, grey, or blackish. The key word being fuzzy. Smooth brown, black, or grey marks are not mold. Grey or black specks are not mold. Brown, smooth blobs, brown tendrils, sediment in the brewer — nope, not mold. Sometimes people mistake the thin, translucent and possibly flecked new growth at the top of the SCOBY as mold, but it's not mold either. That's the SCOBY growing babies! 😉 Fuzzy green, grey, or blackish — that's what Kombucha mold looks like. So it's pretty simple to tell if your Kombucha scoby is moldy. **What To Do If Your Kombucha Develops Mold Did you know that Kombucha rarely, if ever, molds? We've been brewing it for many years and haven't seen a speck of mold ever. It's a super easy ferment to make in that regard. In the unlikely (and sad) event that you do find mold, though, you shouldn't try to salvage the SCOBY or the batch. Toss it, clean all your containers, purchase or acquire a new SCOBY, and start a new batch of Kombucha. It's sad … yet necessary. **How To Prevent Moldy Kombucha Although Kombucha very rarely molds, there are steps you can take to prevent it happening in the future. *use very clean containers and utensils *ferment it in a mold-free environment *ferment it between 68 and 78 degrees Fahrenheit hot (too cold isn't good for the culture, nor is too warm) *keep it spaced away from other ferment *use the correct proportions of ingredients *don't let your SCOBY go dry (store it in a SCOBY Hotel when not in use… and don't let that go dry either) *always make sure your new batch contains 10% finished Kombucha or raw apple cider vinegar to ensure a successful brew **Helpful Links How Far Apart To Space Your Ferments #AskWardee 089: https://traditionalcookingschool.com/... Where To Buy A Live Kombucha Scoby: http://amzn.to/1ISNq99 My Kombucha Recipe: https://traditionalcookingschool.com/... SCOBY Hotel: https://traditionalcookingschool.com/... FREE eBook: The Ultimate Guide To Kombucha {how to make it, store it, flavor it, SCOBY care, troubleshooting, and MORE!}: http://tradcookschool.com/kguide Free Fermenting Formulas Cheat Sheet: http://tradcookschool.com/fermentsheet How To Tell If Your Kombucha Is Moldy... And What To Do About It! | #AskWardee 103 Transcript: http://tradcookschool.com/aw103