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First batch, 7 days in, white fuzz (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/kombucha@sh.itjust.works
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Is this still normal? Specifically the white fuzz? Smell is pungent, but good pungent, not foul …

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[–] 8 points 6 months ago (1 child)

That's bad mold. Gonna have to dump it. Just happened to me too on two batches in a row.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 6 months ago

    Thank you, and everybody else. I tossed and sterilised. And i realised my ph level was too low, I needed more starter liquid for the amount of tea I went with (3 litres with 15 grams tea, 200g sugar, but only 200ml starter)

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    • [–] 5 points 6 months ago

    That looks like the bad fuzz to me, I would not recommend drinking that

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    [–] 4 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

    Talkin' dang ol' invasive whitestuff, man

    - a, uhh, mushroom friend

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    • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    Kombucha doesn't fuzz. That's mold, toss it.

    Kombucha does develop pellicle, but its smooth and kinda looks like jellyfish skin. That would be normal.

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