Kombucha SCOBY Hotel Maintenance - SCOBY care and SCOBY HOTEL - How to set up a SCOBY hotel

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  • What is a SCOBY Hotel and why do you need to maintain it? We tell you all about it and how to make sure you are doing it correctly. This is part of our Kombucha Series videos. In episode 2, we explain how to clean out your SCOBY hotel and how often to feed your SCOBYS. If you have or questions for comments, leave them in the comment section. I love reading them.
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  • @PlantBasedDads
    @PlantBasedDads  3 роки тому +8

    Hello friends. Thanks so much for watching my latest Kombucha Series video. This video on SCOBY hotel maintenance and care will help you to make sure you keep you SCOBY Hotel in tip top shape for brewing your Kombucha. Leave a comment below with any questions.

  • @oregonpatriot1570
    @oregonpatriot1570 Рік тому +23

    You might find it interesting to hear that my 'hotel' was sealed in a quart ball jar for 4 years, and my SCOBY's were still viable. (and I never fed them even once)

  • @Salem_Gracian
    @Salem_Gracian 2 роки тому +7

    Great video. The entire time I was thinking about how his sleeves aren't rolled at all. Bold move. Very informative video.

  • @joyfulblessingsacademyllc1316
    @joyfulblessingsacademyllc1316 3 роки тому +6

    I just LOVE this video! Watched this with my summer "out-of-school" students who get kombucha for snack time often. Showed the video then demonstrated for them while they sketched in notebooks and asked questions - totally cool food science time with them. Thank you for this. PS, I do occasionally add SCOBY pieces to our classroom dogs' (Corgi & Chihuahua) food as well as our raised bed garden. Tim, keep these type of helpful and educational videos coming!

  • @tooolip7408
    @tooolip7408 2 роки тому +1

    Great video- thank you! Have followed it step by step!

  • @sarahbeneck7973
    @sarahbeneck7973 Рік тому +1

    This was so helpful thank you!!

  • @michaelmccrorie3011
    @michaelmccrorie3011 10 місяців тому

    This is a great video and very informative. Thank you.

  •  2 роки тому

    Thank you very much for the video

  • @judybelight8041
    @judybelight8041 3 роки тому +2

    This is very helpful. Knowing what kombucha is makes it more appealing.

    • @PlantBasedDads
      @PlantBasedDads  3 роки тому

      It is a great way to stop drinking soda. That is what I originally started it for. Thanks so much for watching.

  • @TiffanyW73
    @TiffanyW73 3 роки тому +1

    Great video, very helpful! 🌻💕😊

  • @Ravenelvenlady
    @Ravenelvenlady Рік тому +6

    Great video, thank you. The only change I would make is the use of distilled white vinegar instead of apple cider vinegar. The latter may introduce nonscoby microbes of its own.

    • @ladamadenadie1658
      @ladamadenadie1658 Місяць тому

      Thanks for this tip. I have left a gallon of apple cider vinager on my shelf and it has now develooed a scoby of is own. 😅

  • @foggyforests1200
    @foggyforests1200 4 місяці тому

    Thanks for this video. Made this a lot less intimidating than I made it in my head.

  • @breadnbeerproject1527
    @breadnbeerproject1527 3 роки тому +1

    Great video!!!

    • @PlantBasedDads
      @PlantBasedDads  3 роки тому

      Thanks Josh. I just checked out your channel and subscribed as well as left some comments on some videos. Looking forward to seeing what you do with the channel. Thanks so much for watching.

    • @breadnbeerproject1527
      @breadnbeerproject1527 3 роки тому

      @@PlantBasedDads Thank you! I appreciate the support. I subscribed to your channel as well.

  • @ThePotThickens
    @ThePotThickens 3 роки тому +2

    Great information. Unfortunately, I am just not a kombucha fan but I do love most any other fermentation.

    • @PlantBasedDads
      @PlantBasedDads  3 роки тому

      I have never had it either, it's totally a Tim thing. I think it's because I don't like tea, so I never really want to try it. Tim used to drink a lot of soda so he says this really works for him and it helps him stay off soda. Apparently there is a big Kombucha community, but it doesn't include me. HA! Thanks so much for watching.

  • @Wonderwomantam
    @Wonderwomantam Рік тому +1

    Thanks. This is really helpful.
    (This is very similar to cleaning the fish tank! 😂)

  • @annaotemu9955
    @annaotemu9955 2 роки тому

    Thank you

  • @pmgandco6322
    @pmgandco6322 3 роки тому +3

    Very cool.
    You need a custom made SCOBY hotel cozy... complete with the PBD logo!

    • @PlantBasedDads
      @PlantBasedDads  3 роки тому

      That would be cool! Thanks so much for watching.

  • @mayaacosta9847
    @mayaacosta9847 3 роки тому +5

    I love kombucha!! I’ve made my own in the past. But I’m the only one who drinks it so I could not keep up with the scobies.
    Great tips. Thank you for sharing

    • @PlantBasedDads
      @PlantBasedDads  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks so much for watching. I really love it too.

  • @EnergyAndLightAwakening
    @EnergyAndLightAwakening Рік тому +3

    I usually have green tea and a hibiscus kombucha going on.Would it be OK to mix eh scoby's or do I have to make 2 hotels? Thank you 😊

  • @Comencenala
    @Comencenala 7 місяців тому +2

    I heard the Scoby is good for chickens too. Helps them lay.

  • @tamichildofGod8249
    @tamichildofGod8249 3 місяці тому

    I've had a scoby hotel over a year and today is only a second time I've cleaned it 🤦🏼 I use green tea instead of black tea. I wasn't thinking lol. I assume it will be fine. On my next cleaning. I will definitely use black for the sweet tea

  • @brucebehner4142
    @brucebehner4142 Рік тому +3

    Cider vinegar will give you vinegar eels. Use distilled, even for cleaning.

    • @applegal3058
      @applegal3058 Місяць тому

      Great advice. I accidentally used apple cudar vinegar thinking it was needed and better...then i learned that it can cause issues like vinegar eels and changes in the SCOBY....thankfully I never had any such issue and my kombucha is still healthy. I'm very new to brewing kombucha, and i would have appreciated this advice sooner.

  • @TheEldersHomestead
    @TheEldersHomestead 2 роки тому +3

    do you have to maintain the temp for the hotel as you would for making a brew?

  • @user-fj6ks1ro7c
    @user-fj6ks1ro7c 8 місяців тому

    Does it just sit on a countertop? No need for refrigeration? Do you ever have to start all over again? Thanks for your content!

  • @kavithayabaluri4065
    @kavithayabaluri4065 2 роки тому

    Where u bought that stainless steel water dispenser behind you on the counter top?

  • @marocray2047
    @marocray2047 3 роки тому +1

    hubba hubba. handsome, funny, and makes kombucha! If youre doing home lessons sign me up! 😍

  • @jbones2121
    @jbones2121 8 місяців тому

    can you use a sealed lid for the hotel?

  • @Mangomesh
    @Mangomesh 2 роки тому

    I'd like to know which is best, making Kombucha with organic green tea or organic black tea?

  • @TheEldersHomestead
    @TheEldersHomestead 2 роки тому

    what does the temp need to be for the hotel? is it the same as making kombucha

  • @nataliamery1925
    @nataliamery1925 9 місяців тому

    Can o use Green tea for my scoby hotel ? Or it's better black tea ?

  • @kathygoding5245
    @kathygoding5245 5 місяців тому

    I am new and made my CB batch and the spigot is just trickling the liquid. It has been less than a month so do you have issues with your spigot. I got a stainless steel one for my ceramic. Help.

  • @jessicakelidevices1639
    @jessicakelidevices1639 2 роки тому +7

    Hi, instead of throwing the excess liquid, is it possible to just add fruit juices or sugar and proceed to 2nd fermentation?

    • @brusselsprout5851
      @brusselsprout5851 Рік тому

      That is what I’m thinking too

    • @stephanietsakeu5918
      @stephanietsakeu5918 Рік тому

      I add that water in my electrolytes homemade drink

    • @onethree6002
      @onethree6002 Рік тому

      im thinking that same thing

    • @RaghadAbdul
      @RaghadAbdul 11 місяців тому +1

      Since it's been fermenting for a long time I think it would be very vinegary

  • @stefanievalenzuela4399
    @stefanievalenzuela4399 5 місяців тому

  • @yelnats61
    @yelnats61 2 роки тому +5

    Why do you throw away what looks like good kombucha? Where’s the part you drink?

  • @ilana8898
    @ilana8898 Рік тому

    How does it not dehydrate?

  • @terryterry1655
    @terryterry1655 Рік тому

    How can i store excess scobies?

  • @asmaalahmad9649
    @asmaalahmad9649 3 роки тому +1

    Hello
    Thank you for your help !
    I live in a very hot environment (Dubai)
    And my scobys seem to turn brown quickly
    Is there a solution to slow things down ? Is it ok to refrigerate a scoby hotel ?

    • @isiah180
      @isiah180 2 роки тому +1

      Refrigerating a hotel could cause the bacteria to go dormant and may cause faulty brews that could result mold. Best not to refrigerate unless you'll be drinking it.

  • @ccorfield2243
    @ccorfield2243 2 місяці тому

    What’s the difference between brewing kombucha and maintaining a scoby hotel? They look identical. Then I watch some videos that say brewing more than 10 days is too long and makes it sour. It’s like sourdough , the more videos I watch the more it’s clear as mud

  • @413403red
    @413403red 3 роки тому +3

    how long will you wait for it to ferment after feeding before you use it for starter again?

    • @PlantBasedDads
      @PlantBasedDads  3 роки тому +5

      There is no waiting....your scoby is ready to use. If you have multiple scobies, its good to rotate. ....video for double fermentation is coming soooooon.

  • @joedraskinis5675
    @joedraskinis5675 Рік тому +1

    I have a scoby hotel that was sealed and packed away for about 5 years. The scobys look good. Any opinion on using them?

    • @Ravenelvenlady
      @Ravenelvenlady Рік тому

      It may still be viable . See Oregon Patriots comment right before yours. Good luck.

  • @jessicaoei9094
    @jessicaoei9094 3 роки тому +2

    Hi, i’m a newbie. Should i refill the jar of scoby hotel until it’s full ?

    • @elizabethoripeloye6294
      @elizabethoripeloye6294 3 роки тому

      Depends on how much tea needed,I will say 4 cups is fine . It also depends on the jar been used. Hope it helps

  • @brusselsprout5851
    @brusselsprout5851 Рік тому +3

    That first mess is what my hotel is starting to look like. But isn’t the liquid kombucha? Why wouldn’t you just bottle that to drink? Why dump it?

  • @saraht963
    @saraht963 2 роки тому

    Can we store scoby in fridge? Also were do you store the kombucha bottles?

    • @benalexander9907
      @benalexander9907 Рік тому

      In the fridge to slow down the fermentation process

  • @deborahbergen493
    @deborahbergen493 3 роки тому +1

    😊👏

  • @dogmandan79
    @dogmandan79 Рік тому +1

    I’m in the process of making my first scoby. Can the scoby liquid be used in my first batch of Kombucha?

  • @goodgemini9803
    @goodgemini9803 24 дні тому

    only clean with hot water, sir

  • @taylorrenee370
    @taylorrenee370 3 роки тому +1

    How much sugar & tea did you brew ???

    • @taylorrenee370
      @taylorrenee370 3 роки тому

      & is there’s a specific amount of water I should add also ?

  • @rellyperrone6593
    @rellyperrone6593 3 роки тому +2

    Mmmmm..... those scobies look so YUMMY (not) LOL I love Kombuchia so thank you 😗

    • @PlantBasedDads
      @PlantBasedDads  3 роки тому +1

      You are so welcome. Thanks so much for watching.

  • @dizzybat9160
    @dizzybat9160 3 роки тому +3

    You dump all that extra vinegar you just made? What a waste

    • @PlantBasedDads
      @PlantBasedDads  3 роки тому +4

      Hi Dizzy. There is only so much storage space in this house. Thanks so much for watching.

    • @CBlasingame86
      @CBlasingame86 Рік тому +1

      If you are somebody who likes to clean with vinegar, you can put it in a spray bottle and clean with it.

    • @alphacentauri1757
      @alphacentauri1757 10 місяців тому +2

      @@CBlasingame86 Then, you will have to clean the area "again", because the vinegary kombucha also contains sugar. Unless you want to have a bunch of bugs.

    • @Ch.AtonFier
      @Ch.AtonFier 6 місяців тому

      Skincare

    • @nitapatel1348
      @nitapatel1348 2 місяці тому

      I use that Ving as a dish cleaner also it can work good in bath tub cleaning