Oct 21, 2022

Scoby with Matcha powder

 
After dying the bacterial cellulose with food dye and Butterfly Pea Flower Tea I was hoping to see if a high grade Matcha (green tea) could have a similar effect.
My past experiment make me believe caffeine is good for fermentation. I noticed adding some coffee powder actually helps. I was surprised the the cellulose turned wait not green.
I think it would be best to try again with a little "scoby mother" and see if the pellicle actual changes color.
I left it drying October 20, will report back as soon as it dries







Fully dry sheet. 





Dextrose instead of sugar

  The pellicle grew nicely BUT the dextrose measurement * might not be the same as the sugar*  measurement.  Given that the structure is dif...