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# KOMBUCHA SCOBY

### Tactility & sound impression


### Description

This is a living microbial culture also called a kombucha SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture Of Bacteria and Yeast) that can be used to transform 

### Physical form

Surfaces

Color without additives: varies, often yellow/brown-ish

### Fabrication time

Preparation time: 1 Hour

Processing time: 5 days

Need attention: every day

Final form achieved after: 5 days

## Ingredients

* **Kombucha drink with live culture (raw), without flavouring** 
	* used here: Yaya Kombucha Original (Ekoplaza supermarket)
	* 330 ml or more
	* we will cultivate the live bacteria in the drink and grow them into a solid SCOBY
* **[Ingredient ] [optional or not?]**
	* Amount:   [number] 
	* [Function, e.g. plasticizer]
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	* Amount:   [number] 
	* [Function, e.g. plasticizer]

* vinegar if your water is alkaline


## Tools

1. **[Tool] [optional or not?]**
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1. **[Tool] [optional or not?]**
	- Is this ingredient optional?  Yes/No

Alcohol to sterilize everything!

## Yield before processing/drying/curing

Approx. [number] [unit]

## Method

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### Drying/curing/growth process

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- Mold depth (surfaces and solids) or diameter (strings):  [number] mm
- Shrinkage thickness       [number] %
- Shrinkage width/length     [number] %

**Shrinkage and deformation control**

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**Curing agents and release agents**

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**Minimum wait time before releasing from mold**
[number] [select hours/days]

**Post-processing**

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**Further research needed on drying/curing/growth?**

Yes/No/Not sure

[Notes]

### Process
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## Variations on this recipe

- Kombucha SCOBY can grow in many different liquids (wine, beer, green/black tea) that each give a different color to the SCOBY as well. Natural colorants can be added to the tea (such as hibiscus, beetroot etc). 
- Try out different treatments for the kombucha, such as coconut oil or other natural and essential oils.


### Cultural origins of this recipe

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**Needs further research?**   Yes/No/Not sure

[Notes]

### This recipe draws together information from these other recipes

- **[Title of publication 1]** by [First + Last Name Author]\([Affiliation/Institution]\), [Publication name or channel], [YYYY], [link](put URL here).


### Known concerns and contestations\*

Yes/No/Needs further research

[Describe them here free text]


### Sustainability tags

- Renewable ingredients: yes/no/needs further research
- Vegan: yes/no/needs further research
- Made of by-products or waste:  yes/no/needs further research
- Biocompostable final product:  yes/no/needs further research
- Re-use: [free text]

Needs further research?:  Yes/No/Not sure

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## Material properties

### Comparative qualities

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### Technical and sensory properties

- **Strength**: fragile/medium/strong/variable
- **Hardness**: rigid/resilient/flexible/variable
- **Transparency**: opaque/translucent/transparent/variable
- **Glossiness**: glossy/matt/satin/variable
- **Weight**: light/medium/heavy
- **Structure**: closed/open/variable
- **Texture**: rough/medium/smooth/variable
- **Temperature**: cool/medium/warm/variable
- **Shape memory**: low/medium/high/variable
- **Odor**: none/moderate/strong/variable
- **Stickiness**: low/medium/high/variable
- **Weather resistance:** poor/medium/high/needs further research
- **Acoustic properties:** absorbing/reflecting/needs further research
- **Anti-bacterial:** yes/no/needs further research
- **Non-allergenic:** yes/no/needs further research
- **Electrical properties:** yes/no/needs further research
- **Heat resistance:** low/medium/high/needs further research
- **Water resistance:** low/water resistant/waterproof/needs further research
- **Chemical resistance:** low/medium/high/needs further research
- **Scratch resistance:** poor/moderate/high/needs further research
- **Surface friction:** sliding/medium/braking/variable
- **Color modifiers:** alkaline/acidic/copper/iron/none 


## About this entry

### Maker of this sample

- Name: Loes Bogers
- Affiliation: Fabricademy student at Waag Textile Lab Amsterdam
- Location:  Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Date: [DD-MM-YYYY] – DD-MM-YYYY]

### Environmental conditions

- Humidity:  not sure
- Outside temp:  5-11 degrees Celcius
- Room temp:  18 – 22 degrees Celcius
- PH tap water:  7-8

### Recipe validation

Has recipe been validated? 

Yes

By Cecilia Raspanti, Textile Lab, Waag Amsterdam, 9 March 2020

### Estimated cost (consumables) in local currency

*including use of disposables likegloves* 

0,64 Euros, for a yield of one piece of paper

### Local supplier/sourcing info

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## Copyright information

### This recipe is in the public domain (CC0)

Yes/No/Needs further research\*

### This recipe was previously published by someone else

Yes/No/Needs further research\*

If yes, please refer to the original:

[Title of publication 1] by [First Name, Last Name Author]\([Affiliation/Institution]\), [YYYY], [Publication name or channel],[link](put URL here).

If no, please state that you agree to publish this recipe under a Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike (CC BY-SA 2.0) license

**By submitting this recipe I agree to publish it under a CC BY-SA 2.0 Creative Commons license. Please mention to these details for attributions:**

[Title of publication 1] by [First Name, Last Name Author]\([Affiliation/Institution]\), [YYYY], [Publication name or channel],[link](put URL here).

##References

- **[Title of publication 1]** by [First + Last Name Author]\([Affiliation/Institution]\), [Publication name or channel], [YYYY], [link](put URL here).

### Images of final product

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