MicroSCOBY

It’s been an exciting week of discovery in the SCOBY lab!

We’ve been examine the baby SCOBYs under a microscope and are fascinated by what we’ve found:

• The molecules of the growing SCOBY move at high speed.
• Even when the SCOBY has been de-hydrated ready for use in an artwork, the molecules are still alive, they just move more slowly.
• The baby SCOBYs that have had a slight variation in their diets or different items in their tanks have shown a marked change in the molecular structure.

Photography & SCOBY features at Summer School on the 9th August.

Want to get involved in the SCOBY experiment?  

• Email us (hello@hundredheroines.org) to let us know when you want to collect your baby from the Gloucestershire SCOBY.
• Collect from us at Nailsworth Mills (or if you’re local, we can deliver).
• As it grows, transfer it to a larger vessel and add things to the tank (objects need to be suspended for the SCOBY to grow into them).
• Nourish it every two weeks with the SCOBY tea recipe, which you can adapt to your own tea preference.
• When it’s large enough for your artwork, harvest it and let it dry out.