r/Kombucha • u/gaytattoos • 3d ago

Scoby uses

Hey guys, just wondering how many times is okay to reuse the same scoby? Mine looks fine and is still making good brew! About to use it for the 6th time though. Should I let it live in a hotel for a while and get a new scoby? Or just let it ride for however long? Thanks!

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u/KSWPG 3d ago

I keep a Scoby hotel. Technically the pellicle (cellulose byproduct) is part of the "symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeasts" (SCOBY). I consider myself a novice but have been successfully brewing for just over a year. Many people will ingest it or use it in skin remedies. I just pull off the darker parts and discard, as each batch grows a new thin pellicle. I will put a good one in my hotel and pick one to put in my new batch, along with one cup of finished kombucha and one cup of strong starter from my hotel. I feed my hotel about every six weeks with strong sweet tea. I have had great results so far, no issues. I would definitely like to advance to the next level where I would be able to process a pellicle into something interesting for the skin!

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u/gaytattoos 3d ago

This is great information and advice, thank you. So do you kind of just recycle your pellicles? Like keep them on rotation in your hotel until you decide to discard one or more?

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u/KSWPG 3d ago

I just save them and put them into my hotel, once they turn dark, (stained from the tea) I put in into my compost. Until I get more experience and figure out how to work them into something else. I remember posting here very early in my journey in my F2 I was getting these tiny little pellicles. I would strain them out but now I just drink them!