Kombucha Science Workshop: Intro to Kombucha Brewing & Science

Join us for this introductory session for a new weekly hands-on workshop series around Kombucha Science! Today we will be giving an overview of kombucha science and the upcoming workshops. We will also brew a big batch of kombucha, and perhaps start some trays for vegan leather. Bring a jar and go home with your own kombucha culture!

These workshops will be held weekly Sunday mornings 10am-noon at Counter Culture Labs, and will cover a lot of basic techniques in microbiology, molecular biology, and bioinformatics, as well as venturing into health benefits, art and biodesign, vegan leather, genetic engineering and more. They should be an excellent jumpstart if you would like to work independently in our lab, whether you want to work on kombucha, any of our other community projects, or start your own!

If you have been brewing your own kombucha, and would like to contribute a sample to our growing kombucha library at Counter Culture Labs, please bring some! We would also love to record as much information as you can give us about its origins: where did you get it originally, how long have you been brewing it, etc.

Here is the full schedule for the next two months:

1. Intro to Kombucha Brewing & Science
2. Microbiology 101: Making Growth Media & Petri Plates
3. Microbiology 101: Dilution Series & Spread Plates
4. Bio safety Protocol & Restreaking Isolates
5. Restreaking Isolates
6. Restreaking Isolates & Vegan Leather
7. Molecular Biology 101: Glycerol Stocks, PCR, Gel Electrophoresis & DNA Sequencing
8. Bioinformatics 101: DNA Sequence Analysis & Identification

Participants are free to attend individual workshops, but it is recommended to the take the full series.

Noone turned away for lack of funds.