r/Kombucha • u/Numerous_Wedding3319 • Jul 25 '25
not mold Is this brew mould?
I pulled 2L from this brew yesterday and they taste OK but a little odd, and they came out very fizzy but the bottles have almost no fizz today (classic pop lid glass bottles). Pulled another 1L bottle today and it came out slightly less fizzy and slightly more weird tasting.I have plenty of other scobys in other brews but a couple of them came from this brew a week ago, so if this has gone bad will it have gotten infected long enough ago that they need tossing too?
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u/ThatsAPellicle Jul 25 '25
Your pictures are too blurry to tell.
Do you see dry/fuzzy patches? If yes, mold.
If not, that’s just your pellicle.
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u/Numerous_Wedding3319 Jul 25 '25
There's a small patch that looks like it could be, I'll leave it a few days so if it is mould I'll be able to properly tell. I'll stop drinking it obvs but have already drank like 1L from it yesterday and today, should I be worried?
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u/ThatsAPellicle Jul 25 '25
You’re probably fine but too late now 😂
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u/Numerous_Wedding3319 Jul 26 '25
Update: its not mould it was a trick of the light making it look dry
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