When it comes to culture it seems like people are against glazes, earthenware, and metals... I think it's a question of acidity and leeching like I'd mentioned before. I wish I knew some real chemistry instead of having to rely on not-quite-reliable internet booch brewers.<br>
<br>I was thinking carboys would be perfect for brewing if they the taper was cut a ways to allow sizable entry for kombucha mothers. <br><br>As far as Conical brewer goes...I don't know about beer or wine sedimentation, but I don't see valves or nozzles working too great while submerged in gallons worth of spent kombucha yeast..<br>
<br>I'm open to information, suggestions, and corrections to the information I've gathered.<br><br>As far as the mold goes-- the happy herbalist site I linked to has methods for washing and reinstating mothers in a new brew. They recommend washing it and rebrewing with the same mother with the hopes the mold contaminate won't transfer. I've read that people start the process with a bit of apple vinegar to help drop the pH until the mother can take care of its own juice. I think like most house-hold mold it's not considered lethal, but can make you pretty sick or give you sinus infections if you inhale the spores etc.<br>
In the interest of health comfort and safety I would personally suggest scrapping the batch if the mold regrows. I'm willing to help obtain new mothers if anyone needs them =)<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 11:11 PM, Rikke Rasmussen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rikke.c.rasmussen@gmail.com">rikke.c.rasmussen@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">I saw a carboy behind the shelf rack by the tea room yesterday. Would vote for the conical tank if they weren't so expensive. I wonder whether we couldn't make a couple ourselves with a sheet of alu, a CNC machine and a welder? Or find someone who knows how to make barrels...or get a ceramics oven and make them out of clay?<div>
<br></div><div>Will stop by and check on the kombucha tomorrow. I still think it's mold, but don't think it'll be a problem either way - as long as they're not actively sporulating, molds aren't _that_ toxic...and the force is strong with our culture ;-D</div>
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<div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 9:17 PM, miloh <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:froggytoad@gmail.com" target="_blank">froggytoad@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 7:48 PM, TeeTrizZz <<a href="mailto:info@leyenhaft.de" target="_blank">info@leyenhaft.de</a>> wrote:<br>
> Checked <a href="http://learntobrew.com" target="_blank">learntobrew.com</a>. What I found:<br>
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> <a href="http://www.learntobrew.com/store/category/gm24/-_Carboy_Jugs.html" target="_blank">http://www.learntobrew.com/store/category/gm24/-_Carboy_Jugs.html</a><br>
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I donated 2 carboys to Noisebridge last year. I think they are around.<br>
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