I've personally seen pictures of massive scobies from people brewing it commercially. I know people dry them to make a leather, those would be great for giant pieces instead of the small pieces people have to stitch together.
^ that is exactly what I am talking about. I am interested in engineering the yeasts and bacteria to make leather like material with different properties.
I have seen some BIG scobies.
I need to do the engineering on a small scale first. GT might be a cool contact if my experiments are successful. Microbio takes a while at this point in the industry. Moving very quickly though.
Fruit is great but you have to keep it refrigerated or else it turns straight into vinegar (literally, fructose to vinegar). Even in the fridge after a couple of days you get a slight vinny flavor. I prefer using freeze dried fruits for this reason, which helps a lot. Also, flavoring extracts work well (terps!! mmm).
I prefer using fruit as opposed to juices, syrups or purees like many others. It's a flavor difference for me.
Looks good - one of my projects for this summer. Will certainly reach out if I have any questions!f
Please do! It's a really rewarding thing to do, it's part of what keeps me doing it!
I am a Synthetic Biologist and I am really interested in the scoby and what uses it could have on an industrial scale. Love it!!!
I've personally seen pictures of massive scobies from people brewing it commercially. I know people dry them to make a leather, those would be great for giant pieces instead of the small pieces people have to stitch together.
^ that is exactly what I am talking about. I am interested in engineering the yeasts and bacteria to make leather like material with different properties.
I have seen some BIG scobies.
Indeed. Sounds like you need to get in contact with a commercial manufacturer like GT
I need to do the engineering on a small scale first. GT might be a cool contact if my experiments are successful. Microbio takes a while at this point in the industry. Moving very quickly though.
Fruit is great but you have to keep it refrigerated or else it turns straight into vinegar (literally, fructose to vinegar). Even in the fridge after a couple of days you get a slight vinny flavor. I prefer using freeze dried fruits for this reason, which helps a lot. Also, flavoring extracts work well (terps!! mmm).