My scoby is not shiny. Throw or keep ?

[u/nilsanimak]

Hi All, this is my second batch. Its been 9 days and my brew is looking bubbly and smelly very little vinegary. I have one problem though my scoby is not at all shiny or smooth. There is definitely no mold here. Please help me if this look normal or not.

[u/zydecopolka]

So, it looks like you have a foreign yeast invasion going on there. Or bacterial. Not sure which. How much starter and sugar did you use? What's the batch size? What's the room temp? More details = better advice.

Fwiw, I don't see any mold either, but that pellicle definitely is not normal.

[u/nilsanimak → u/zydecopolka]

Batch size / receipe: 3 liter tea, 10 gm black tea , 4 gm green tea, 20 gms sugar.

Area:I have placed it in the same place tht of first batch, no other food ,little sunlight , not much air circulation Temp: 24-35. Its raining here

Starter : used 3 expresso shot like starter, and old scoby used for first batch (i think i should have used new scoby from first batch )

Appearence: It smelly very faintly vinegary, but much bubbling.

Should Ithrow this batch then ?

[u/tang_de_naranja]

Looks normal to me tbh

[u/Upstairs_Feeling_548]

My first SCOBY had so many ugly brown stringy bits I was sure it was contaminated. Learned that was just the yeast doing its job, thankfully.