This is a follow-up to the recent post about the study by the students and faculty the department of chemistry at Shippensburg University. The lead authors are Professors John Richardson and Jeb Kegerreis. They spoke with Booch News about the...
Edited transcript (original audio at the bottom). Booch News: I was delighted to make contact with Caroline Gilmartin and Jo Webster, two British fermentation experts who live in the southwest of England. I’d found them on the Substack platform, which...
A scientific article, published in the journal Fermentation, explores the optimization of oxygen exposure during kombucha brewing using air-permeable silicone bags. The authors compared traditional glass jar brewing methods to a novel approach using silicone bags that allow for increased...
Scientists in Malaysia recently studied the feasibility and potential of producing low-alcohol, instant kombucha powder through pasteurization and spray drying. They claim their study paves the way for expanding the kombucha market by catering to consumer preferences for convenience and...
This podcast is the result of an experiment with Google’s new generative A.I. tool NotebookLM — created “to help you make sense of complex information. When you upload your sources, it instantly becomes an expert, grounding its responses in your...
Last week I posted a report on a fermentation test of commercial kombucha that fermentation experts Jo Webster and Caroline Gilmartin conducted in England. This was preceded by an hour-long video on their substack channel where they tasted a range...
Jo Webster and Caroline Gilmartin are fermentation experts from England. They are active on Instagram as @jo.webster-health and @every.good.thing. They recently posted the results of a fascinating experiment where they tested a range of commercial brands, as well as home-brew,...
Thierry Tran authored a 3-part series in SYMBIOSIS Magazine: (Back copies are available to order.) He now offers independent consulting via Transverse Consulting, contact Thierry by messaging him on his LinkedIn profile. He has published over 20 research papers on...
This article is re-posted from the Holos Kombucha blog, May 7, 2024. It appears here with their express permission. Note that Holos also supply researcher Reeti Roy of Imperial College, London with excess SCOBY pellicles from their Sussex brewery for...
An intriguing study by scientists at the University of Bonn, Germany suggests that altering the gut microbiome with pro- and prebiotics could make people more attuned to fairness, even when it means earning less money themselves. The researchers recruited 101...
