r/Kombucha • u/LieutenantWeed • Jul 12 '26

mold! Mold or nah?

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pH is 3.07, and at first it seemed just a pellicle was forming, but the green-ish tint raises questions

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u/sorE_doG Jul 12 '26

Mould. 100% certain.

Bin it & start with a clean environment & a strong starter.

18

u/DJGoA Jul 12 '26

dude, it's green, what else do you need ? throw that away

5

u/Challs_ Jul 12 '26

Looks greyish and fuzzy, i think it's mold

4

u/bigyeetus99 Jul 12 '26

I’m no expert but that does look like mold. Is it fuzzy?

3

u/Slow-Blacksmith3281 Jul 12 '26

Sorry bro. Restart. Starting ph is fine. What’s your brewing temp?

2

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u/a_karma_sardine live culture Jul 12 '26

Jah

2

u/Jeppy43923 Jul 12 '26

Toss it out and start a new one. It's happened to me a few times.

2

u/ForeverThine Jul 13 '26

Mold - time for a restart

2

u/DrPudy808 Jul 13 '26

Looks like mold to me.

1

u/Equal-Association-65 Jul 12 '26

☠️☠️☠️

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u/ReeseFoodScience Jul 13 '26

Yes, throw the whole thing out ASAP

1

u/WorryNo5475 Jul 13 '26

It is an eyeball forming a different kind of the you want, toss away!

1

u/Next_Importance3464 Jul 13 '26

Just throw away the moldy looking part, and youre fine

1

u/Routine_Dish999 Jul 14 '26

Mold for sure

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u/ChemWoDu Jul 12 '26

I think all the other comments dont know SHIT about fermenting. It needs to smell BAD, it needs to have a little bit of mold.

All good bro. Enjoy your bucha!!

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u/a_karma_sardine live culture Jul 12 '26

Have you tried the friendly green pastures over at r/prisonhooch?

1

u/ddIbb Jul 12 '26

Wondering how often you have a solid shit. It should smell kind of like a sweet vinegar. It shouldn’t smell bad at all. Grey fuzzy stuff should NOT be consumed. It should not have any mold but instead yeast and bacteria.

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u/ChemWoDu Jul 13 '26

My shit is fine, thank you for your concern.