White specks floating on Kombucha - mold?

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White specks floating on Kombucha - mold?

Postby kefir_14 on Sat Apr 21, 2018 5:37 am

Hi,

I started brewing my first batch of Kombucha and on Day 2 I noticed some white specks floating on the top. The next day they had grown bigger.

Is this mold or is it ok?

A new scoby is growing just beneath the surface of the liquid and is still translucent. The white specks appear to float on top.

Day 3:
If you look carefully you can see a smaller circle inside the larger circle - the small circle was there on Day 2 and then it grew to the bigger circle on Day 3.
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Day 3
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Day 5:
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Day 5
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Day 5
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I’ve look at loads of photos on the internet and I’m still unsure, so any help would be much appreciated. It doesn’t seem to be fuzzy.

Thanks!

P.S. For some reason the images have to be scrolled. To view the full image right click and open in new tab/window.
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Re: White specks floating on Kombucha - mold?

Postby baerdric on Sat Apr 21, 2018 11:38 am

I don't make or use kombucha, but I've seen that in people's videos about it. Until someone else who knows more about it answers, I wouldn't worry about it too much. It's probably fine. Even if it's bad they will probably tell you to just spoon it off.
Currently looking at things and pondering about stuff.

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Re: White specks floating on Kombucha - mold?

Postby kefir_14 on Mon Apr 23, 2018 8:19 am

Thanks for your help. Hopefully others will add their thoughts too.
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