Fermentation Recipes

Here you can find some basic information about Water Kefir. There are also many PDF documents attached, as well as presentations for Workshops. 

This step-by-step guide will teach you all you need to know about fermenting water into lemonade with kefir grains. Lots of different flavours can be used for this basic recipe. Lets experiment and...

A short guide to making and using spawn at Mediamatic

The process of fermentation can be used to extend the shelf life of your vegetables, add flavour to your cheeses and even grow new bio-materials . Amsterdam pickling company Lepelboom wants you to...

Working on a lab is a lot like cooking. You can prepare the food for your little pets, the micro organisms. There are a couple of rules involved; like extreme cleanliness. But if you practice a bit

The first phase of mushroom cultivation is the isolation of a pure culture of mycelium. These cultures are grown in petri dishes, with a medium (food) for the mycelium to digest. Here are some...

PF Tek is a method of mushroom cultivation pioneered by Robert McPherson , aka Psylocybe Fanaticus, and published in his webpage www.fanaticus.com on the early 90s. The original technique (tek...

Naturally, one of the many objectives of this project is to brew some tasty beer, unique to Mediamatic. We are fortunate enough to be brewing twice a week at the moment so each time we are slightly...

Brewing beer is easy! Besides investing in key equipment and ingredients, the process itself is not complicated. Give yourself a full day to make your first brew since it does take some time, and be...

Combining the beer brewing process with our Myco Insulation process for smart production of new materials.