[foodhackingbase] Experimental fermenter at sublab operational

[Frantisek Apfelbeck]

Beautiful! I'm really looking forward to talk about that and hopefully see the set up! We are just about to start to build the chamber for 30c3 experimental incubator demo, preparations will partly happen in Prague's hackerspace Brmlab. Can you remind me again where are you based? We may be able to pass by during our tour

https://foodhackingbase.org/wiki/Food_Hacking_Tour_Winter_2014


I'll put aside some Bacillus subtilis for you so you can try the natto or chongukcsn (Korean style which is not really slimy), these cultures are actually one of the big motivations for me to build up the incubator because to ferment them well temperature around 40C is important.

 
Talk to you in a bit and you should maybe check Greg's forum which is about incubator devices 

http://design.aeonfarm.com/

I'll upload there some info during our progress.

Sincerely,


Frantisek Algoldor Apfelbeck


biotechnologist&kvasir and hacker


http://www.frantisekapfelbeck.org


"There is no way to peace, peace is the way." Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi




On Sunday, December 15, 2013 5:59 PM, Benjamin Kiessling <mittagessen at l.unchti.me> wrote:
 
Hi everybody,

we've just got our experimental fridge-based fermenter up and running
last week. The first two batches of traditional tempeh worked out nicely, too
although the rather unconvential chickpea tempeh turned out to be an
utter failure. 
Sadly there aren't any pictures yet, but there is a rough description
(in German) at [0]. The whole shebang is a rather more hackish setup
than Apfelbecks fermentation box utilizing a peltier element-fitted
fridge.  All we added is an H bridge and a uC connected to the NTC
inside. The temperature control is rather crude but Aspergillus seems
hardy enough to thrive 2-3K below or above the optimal temperature.
I'd like to experiment with other (food-)stuff but I don't have access
to the more interesting cultures (e.g natto), so may be if some of you
have cultures and bring them to congress I could send my minions to pick
them up.

Regards,
Ben

[0] http://sublab.org/wiki/Fermenter/
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