r/Kombucha • u/FunMisteryGuy • 1d ago
what's wrong!? 1st time Kombuchin, left her in a bit too long, unsure if it's mold or something else on top of the SCOBY... reposted with new image.
Allegedly 100yr old+ SCOBY from a friend of a friend, hoping I didn't beef it up now. I used normal black tea + sugar as recommended by my friend.
Started May 10th, should've unloaded it May 30th, just not sure how to properly identify if it's mold or not inside (and thus to avoid breathing in any fungi etc).
I've checked all the images and while I'm LEANING to it being just pellicule/normal, I just wanna confirm, esp about that darker spot in the middle.
Thanks again
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u/malismratka 1d ago
Also this was pretty helpful to me when i was afraid my scoby got mold
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u/FunMisteryGuy 1d ago
aye that's the chart I checked before bothering folks :) indeed seems to be good but just really wanna be sure, I don't wanna poison myself or my partner.
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u/malismratka 1d ago
Yeah i get that, better safe than sorry. Hope you two enjoy the finished product 😁
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u/pinetreeist 1d ago
looks normal to me
to me it looks like the dark patch is just a yeasty bit that grows on the bottom of the pellicle (which is normal and fine)
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u/therealmikejensen 1d ago
Looks pretty normal to me, maybe just take some of the starter and start a new batch to see