# 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] * **[Ingredient ] [optional or not?]** * Amount: [number] * [Function, e.g. plasticizer] * vinegar if your water is alkaline ## Tools 1. **[Tool] [optional or not?]** - Is this ingredient optional? Yes/No 1. **[Tool] [optional or not?]** - Is this ingredient optional? Yes/No 1. **[Tool] [optional or not?]** - Is this ingredient optional? Yes/No Alcohol to sterilize everything! ## Yield before processing/drying/curing Approx. [number] [unit] ## Method 1. **[Step 1]** - [Free text] - [Free text] 1. **[Step 1]** - [Free text] - [Free text] 1. **[Step 1]** - [Free text] - [Free text] ### Drying/curing/growth process [Free text] - Mold depth (surfaces and solids) or diameter (strings): [number] mm - Shrinkage thickness [number] % - Shrinkage width/length [number] % **Shrinkage and deformation control** [Free text] **Curing agents and release agents** [Free text] **Minimum wait time before releasing from mold** [number] [select hours/days] **Post-processing** [text] **Further research needed on drying/curing/growth?** Yes/No/Not sure [Notes] ### Process *Caption, Image credit, Year* *Caption, Image credit, Year* *Caption, Image credit, Year* *Caption, Image credit, Year* *Caption, Image credit, Year* ## 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 [Free text] **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 [Notes] ## Material properties ### Comparative qualities [150 words] ### 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 ## 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 *Caption, Image credit, Year* *Caption, Image credit, Year* *Caption, Image credit, Year*