Mainly Kombucha

I talked yesterday about my kombucha addiction and the three jars I have brewing two gallons of the stuff. The newest batch is in a gallon jar, and I haven't used a SCOBY to start it. I did scoop a bit of the developing baby scoby out, and I poured in a store-bought bottle. I started this jar yesterday. Today it has developed a thing film over the top, but no other changes.


This is a half-gallon jar I started in the same way as the gallon jar, but I started it a few days ago. The developing baby is kind of weirdly brownish looking, but it appears to be growing, and there's growth on the bottom, too.
This is my last half-gallon jar. This actually contains the baby SCOBY I got online, and it has reproduced the bits of baby scoby I have spooned into the new jars. I'm hopeful this jar will be done in the next few days. The baby on the top is starting to thicken and become more opaque, although it's still quite thread-like, rather like egg drop soup. I tasted this kombucha (in fact, I've drunk quite a bit of it despite the fact it's not ready yet), and it's developing nicely. Once this finishes, I'll put my online-purchased baby scoby in the gallon jar and start another half-gallon with the new baby on the top of this one in here.
The jar from the side. When I first put the baby scoby in, it sank right to the bottom, but now it's starting to float a bit. At the risk of sounding cheesy, maybe being shipped traumatized it. I hope it continues to grow, though, and that I get delicious tea from it soon!
For dinner tonight I made Maruko's famous chicken again. As is the case with everything Maruko taught me to make, this was delicious. Vinegar-simmered chicken, spinach with sesame seed dressing, and a bit of stewed chickpeas leftover from yesterday. A nice dinner, very filling.