Cross contamination. Darn good Kombucha

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Terryfirma

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Well. That thing about Kombucha and wine making .. it’s true. Do not do them at the same time.
My Plum Wine is now very pretty , yummy Kombucha:/ I’ve been making both for years without incident.. but I was multi-tasking a couple weeks ago.. and figured out that what I thought were fermentation bubbles, was actually SCOBY scum :/
I think I failed to sanitize my strainer as I was bottling and condensing. ( I’m always short jugs / carboys/ bottles .. I’m sure ya’ll understand;)
I guess it’s time to slow down production.. Or invest in more containers..?!
I’ll enjoy my 5% Kombucha. 🙄
 
Seriously? Yikes!
I do wine and kambucha and vinegar and fermented vegetables. No problems...yet.
Wine equipment is only for wine but the other stuff mingles. I usually do boiling water to sanitize.
 
Pretty sure I grabbed the plastic screen funnel and used it to bottled Kombucha. I rinsed it and dipped it quickly- it was a primary juice straining so I wasn’t as cautious.. and I totally forgot about kombucha contamination.
Guess I need to keep things separated.? Time to buy more strainers…
 

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