In a message dated 4/29/2002 10:42:30 AM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
> To prevent bacteria from developing in Kombuchka tea as it is brewing, the > container must be covered with a clothe that will allow breathing, but not > allow contaminants to enter the brew jar. > I did this with a coffee filter and a rubber band. The ones I made at home were fine except for one that I knew the mother was an old one because of the discoloration it had when I started. Once in a while a batch would just seem to go bad. Even on the list they had that problem on occasion. When this happens mother and baby need to be thrown out.
