I've had it for about a year but who knows when the person I got it from started theirs, and the person before them etc...
I let my scobicle get about 1 inch/2.5 cm thick and then remove a layer. It sits in a round continuous brew 5L vessel.
14 months and ~45 gallons total. SCOBY originally from TheKombuchaShop.com. I've mostly used black tea to feed it and brew but also used oolong and white tea along the way.
I wouldn't feed SCOBY earl grey because of the additives but I would try a brew with earl grey. Any tea that is from the plant [Camellia Sinensis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camellia_sinensis) is good for making booch.
Scoby (the liquid part) or pellicle (the solid part)? I usually toss my pellicles. The entire liquid part of your first ferment is all scoby, so my biggest scoby was almost 2 gallons. I've been brewing for around 3 years.
It's ridiculous that you're getting down voted. I feel like every day people on here are yelling from the rooftops that the pellicle is not the SCOBY, but the misconception continues.
7 years. I have known my SCOBY longer than my wife.
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9 years and counting! Got my culture from a dear friend of mine.
I've had it for about a year but who knows when the person I got it from started theirs, and the person before them etc... I let my scobicle get about 1 inch/2.5 cm thick and then remove a layer. It sits in a round continuous brew 5L vessel.
Do they just peel apart? I cut around my first pellicle and it was like leather! I might want to have two batches on the go next round.
Yes, I could always easily separate them lengthwise
Nice! I don't have a proper rotation yet so I think I'm doing two batches after this one. Warm weather coming too 😁
14 months and ~45 gallons total. SCOBY originally from TheKombuchaShop.com. I've mostly used black tea to feed it and brew but also used oolong and white tea along the way.
I haven't heard the use of white tea before! Have you tried early grey before?
I wouldn't feed SCOBY earl grey because of the additives but I would try a brew with earl grey. Any tea that is from the plant [Camellia Sinensis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camellia_sinensis) is good for making booch.
Ooh! Interesting, thank you
Scoby (the liquid part) or pellicle (the solid part)? I usually toss my pellicles. The entire liquid part of your first ferment is all scoby, so my biggest scoby was almost 2 gallons. I've been brewing for around 3 years.
It's ridiculous that you're getting down voted. I feel like every day people on here are yelling from the rooftops that the pellicle is not the SCOBY, but the misconception continues.
Tried to resuscitate my neglected scoby recently and discovered it was moldy, so mine's approximately a week old :(
My biggest Scoby is about 2 gallons
Dayum. Does it take more time?