Comments on: How To Grow A Kombucha SCOBY

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:17:06 +0000

Today is the day I grow my own mother. I hope she likes me
Wish me luck!

By: KristenM

KristenM — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:50:50 +0000

Brian — Dark-colored is okay. It’s the texture of the dark spot that will tip you off. If it’s fuzzy, then it’s mold. If it’s stringy or like the rest of the scoby, then it’s just dead yeast.

By: KristenM

KristenM — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:49:28 +0000

Lorry — Fuzzy = Mold. So, yes, dump the whole thing and get a new mother.

By: Lorry

Lorry — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:02:14 +0000

My scoby, which is a baby, has several small uniformly dark but not (yet) fuzzy rings/circles growing on it. I’m worried that it’s mold. Also, the taste of the second batch I made (with the mother) was stronger and more vinegary than the first batch I made with the mother. I’m concerned; my temptation is to dump the whole thing and get a new scoby, but I’d love some advice.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:57:11 +0000

I grew my own scoby using this method. It appears to be healthy and looks like your pictures. However, on one side of the bottom of the scoby there is a patch (about the size of a quarter) of dark colored stuff. Is this potentially mold or something harmful? Would mold typically grow on top only or could it also grow submerged on the bottom of the scoby?

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:51:48 +0000

Love this simple idea of growing your own. I bit the bullet and bought mine.
My first one however, was given to me from an old friend but he has long since gone.
Hope many of your visitors take up this very simple to make beverage and have all the success they deserve.

By: Lisa S.

Lisa S. — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:04:55 +0000

Thank you, ThankYou! I thought that I should be able to develope my owen mother for a store baught. My question is – Can I use pure organic Maple syrup in place of sugar? I use it for my water kieffer and it works.
Blessings, Lisa

By: Dezarae

Dezarae — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:51:00 +0000

Hello, Well I wish I would have saw this site before I started. I thought I had done my homework. I started to grow my own mother but I used 1 cup sugar and I also used 2 bottles of raw kombucha but one bottle had 5% juice already added to it. It has been a week and I see a film across the top but it is ugly. It is not pretty clear looking but a grayish purple bubbly mess with a clear coating mixed in. Do I need to start over? Why am I not suppose to start with juice mixed in? Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:56:24 +0000

Hi everyone,
I’m a newbie to this site. I am making my first attempt at making a scoby. I just made the mixture this past Friday afternoon and was wondering if I had done something wrong. It’s only Monday! Thanks for all the info. I’m looking forward to my first batch of kombucha!

By: thousandjulys

thousandjulys — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:27:20 +0000

Thanks for all the great info!! I started my scoby tonight. One quick question, my wife accidenentally grabed the ginger katalyst instead of the the raw. Will this be a show stopper? I went ahead and started it, but if I have to do it again, its no biggie. Thanks in advance.