sup guys, I am a novice to home brewing kombucha, and this is my first “pellicile” growth I’ve had.
I started my first starter liquid batch about a month ago using Brew Dr. raw/unpasteurized kombucha, using about the whole bottle in 4 cups of sweet black tea. I never really grew a whole pellicile in the 3 weeks I had it going, only stringy yeast it appeared to be. Smell was very on point to apple cider vinegar, which is what I hear it’s supposed to be like, so never thought anything was wrong.
I’ve used that starter liquid to start a batch of sweet black tea that as well did not have a whole pellicile grow in the 4 days I let it brew (liked my tea how it was on the sweeter side) and just had a very thin layer of clear growth with a ton of stringy yeast. After F2, it came out amazingly. I had instantly started my next batch while putting this one into F2.
7 days later after starting batch 2, here is what I am left with growing on top. Being a novice, I am not sure if what I have going on here is healthy, or obviously Kahm Yeast growing, would love any input. Thanks!
Ps. I also attached 2 photos of how the pellicile is now looking in my starter liquid jar. (The smaller jar) And IMO although not looking white, it’s looking a lot better than before and hopefully heading in the right direction. Please share your thoughts, much appreciated. Cheers!
I started my first starter liquid batch about a month ago using Brew Dr. raw/unpasteurized kombucha, using about the whole bottle in 4 cups of sweet black tea. I never really grew a whole pellicile in the 3 weeks I had it going, only stringy yeast it appeared to be. Smell was very on point to apple cider vinegar, which is what I hear it’s supposed to be like, so never thought anything was wrong.
I’ve used that starter liquid to start a batch of sweet black tea that as well did not have a whole pellicile grow in the 4 days I let it brew (liked my tea how it was on the sweeter side) and just had a very thin layer of clear growth with a ton of stringy yeast. After F2, it came out amazingly. I had instantly started my next batch while putting this one into F2.
7 days later after starting batch 2, here is what I am left with growing on top. Being a novice, I am not sure if what I have going on here is healthy, or obviously Kahm Yeast growing, would love any input. Thanks!
Ps. I also attached 2 photos of how the pellicile is now looking in my starter liquid jar. (The smaller jar) And IMO although not looking white, it’s looking a lot better than before and hopefully heading in the right direction. Please share your thoughts, much appreciated. Cheers!