Myco Brewery
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Distillation update
Making the alcohol
An update on the distillation project, this time on making the mash, i.e. the liquid that goes into the still to be distilled.
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The crushed apples fermenting in a beer keg. Door: Abel Jansma
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Distillation 101
Using physics to extract smells
Throughout the fall and winter, I will be distilling some of the liquids that are produced in and around Mediamatic. Distillation is a technique, mostly used in chemistry, to separate components of a liquid mixture. This separation is based on the different volatilities of the components, i.e. how…
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During the distillation process the temperature of the vapours will slowly climb to 100 °C. The thermometer at the top of the column helps with monitoring the vapour temperature and tells you how far in the process you are. Door: Anisa Xhomaqi
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Brew Your Own Beer: Taste Notes
MABJeR - Gordita - Motor Oil
The final fermentation is over and the beers brewed in the workshop 2 months ago are finally ready to be tasted.
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Best enjoyed cooled with friends. Door: Megan Bishop
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Brew Your Own Beer!
Clean Lab Brew Team Workshop: Saturday May 21
The Mediamatic staff teamed up to brew a delicious selection of beers: Wheat Saison, American Amber Ale, and Chocolate Milk Stout.
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Mediamatic staff teamed up to make 3 different beers. Here the grains are being cooked inside a 'Grainfather.' Door: Megan Bishop
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Fungal Futures
Exhibition at Utrecht University
Oude Hortus, Universiteitsmuseum Utrecht | March 24 - May 16 2016 A collaborative project between Utrecht University, Officina Corpuscoli and Mediamatic.
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The exhibition was held in the beautiful Oude Hortus of the University of Utrecht Museum. Door: Megan Bishop
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Myco Insulation Brewery Update
April 2016
What has the Myco-Brew team been up to recently? With the newly refurbished Clean Lab, the Myco-Brew project is back in action! Separate spaces within the same building have been specially designed to fit equally around the process of beer brewing and the creation of sterilised mycelium insulation…
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The new Myco-Brew team are working in the refurbished Clean Lab in order to brew beer and create mycelium-based insulation panels. Door: Isa Miralles
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