Bergamot Kombucha?

[Leilalu]

Anyone tried it?It's pretty yummy Especially with brown sugar.

BUT, I only know this because last week I only had 3 organic earl grey tea bags, so mixed my batch with those and 3 non-organic bergamot earl grey bags. And last night?All

My question to the experts:
Will Bergamot kill my SCOBY, or at least prevent it from forming a baby? Will I hurt it? I plan to get more next week of the organic stuff, without bergamot.

[AJP]

I don't know if bergamot will harm the scoby, but I've read that sugars other than plain, white sugar will mess it up. Maybe that's a myth, I haven't tested it (I use organic refined sugar). However, I'm not clear what you mean about Earl Grey tea and bergamot - all Earl Grey tea has bergamot, whether it's organic or not. Earl Grey is black tea flavored with bergamot, it's not Earl Grey if it doesn't have it.

[Leilalu]

Really?Oh, ok then
Well, my kombucha is pretty good, and has been working just fine. I usually use a white sugar, but did brown these two batches. Good to know, thanks!