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

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]

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.

[@stefanievalenzuela4399]

❤

[@stefanievalenzuela4399]

How to make caffeine free kombucha ?

[@ljuarez67]

What was your tea to sugar ratio??

[@oregonpatriot1570]

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)

[@FerociousSniper]

Wow

[@KsKitchen123]

Do you put in the fridge or room temperature?

[@oregonpatriot1570]

Refrigerator.

[@Salem_Gracian]

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

[@sarahbeneck7973]

This was so helpful thank you!!

[@tooolip7408]

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

[@michaelmccrorie3011]

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

Thank you very much for the video

[@joyfulblessingsacademyllc1316]

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!

[@Ravenelvenlady]

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]

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. 😅

[@TiffanyW73]

Great video, very helpful! 🌻💕😊

[@PlantBasedDads]

So glad! Thanks so much for watching.

[@foggyforests1200]

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

[@judybelight8041]

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

[@PlantBasedDads]

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

[@Wonderwomantam]

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

[@pmgandco6322]

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

[@PlantBasedDads]

That would be cool! Thanks so much for watching.

[@ThePotThickens]

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

[@PlantBasedDads]

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.

[@annaotemu9955]

Thank you

[@breadnbeerproject1527]

Great video!!!

[@PlantBasedDads]

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]

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

[@Comencenala]

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

[@mayaacosta9847]

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]

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

[@EnergyAndLightAwakening]

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 😊

[@tamichildofGod8249]

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]

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

[@applegal3058]

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.

[@user-fj6ks1ro7c]

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

[@TheEldersHomestead]

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

[@Mangomesh]

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

[@marocray2047]

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

[@PlantBasedDads]

You made my day!!

[@kavithayabaluri4065]

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

[@nataliamery1925]

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

[@jessicakelidevices1639]

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

[@brusselsprout5851]

That is what I’m thinking too

[@stephanietsakeu5918]

I add that water in my electrolytes homemade drink

[@onethree6002]

im thinking that same thing

[@RaghadAbdul]

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

[@asmaalahmad9649]

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]

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.

[@kathygoding5245]

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.

[@TheEldersHomestead]

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

[@jbones2121]

can you use a sealed lid for the hotel?

[@jessicaoei9094]

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

[@elizabethoripeloye6294]

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

[@joedraskinis5675]

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]

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

[@413403red]

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

[@PlantBasedDads]

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.

[@ilana8898]

How does it not dehydrate?

[@yelnats61]

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

[@saraht963]

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

[@benalexander9907]

In the fridge to slow down the fermentation process

[@terryterry1655]

How can i store excess scobies?

[@ccorfield2243]

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

[@dogmandan79]

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

[@benalexander9907]

Yes absolutely need to do that.

[@brusselsprout5851]

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?

[@RiniWijaya-gd9td]

It is too acidic, good for starter.

[@stefanievalenzuela4399]

❤

[@goodgemini9803]

only clean with hot water, sir

[@deborahbergen493]

😊👏

[@PlantBasedDads]

Thanks so much for watching.

[@taylorrenee370]

How much sugar & tea did you brew ???

[@taylorrenee370]

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

[@rellyperrone6593]

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

[@PlantBasedDads]

You are so welcome. Thanks so much for watching.

[@dizzybat9160]

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

[@PlantBasedDads]

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

[@CBlasingame86]

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

[@alphacentauri1757]

@@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]

Skincare

[@nitapatel1348]

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