[Noisebridge-discuss] Culinary Incubators; GREAT!

[Corey McGuire]

Easily.  Heck, put an ad searching for "moldy fridge" on craig's list and
see what pops up.

My humidifier is a "Hanks Craft" which was bought out by "gerber"... a
search for "Hankscraft cool humidifier" nets a number of results from ebay
for next to nothing.  These units are very serviceable and the motors are
easy to replace... there is nothing else to break.

On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 4:34 PM, Frantisek Apfelbeck <algoldor at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Wed, June 30, 2010 12:06:18 PM
>
> Hi Corey,
> Thats great! This is
> exactly what we need! I'll be in touch , I'll have a look on it and
> we are going to discuss it on our next meeting on Tuesday around 9
> pm! I'll propose to get founding for it from our budget. Do you think
> that we have a really chance to get the proper fridge within two
> months or so?
>
> Once more thanks,
>
> See you,
>
> Frantisek
>
>
>
>
> [Noisebridge-discuss] Bio Group : Culinary Incubators : for all your moldy
> food needs...
> From: Corey McGuire <coreyfro at coreyfro.com>...Add to Contacts
> To: "Algoldor at frantsekapfelbeck.org" <Algoldor at frantsekapfelbeck.org>;
> marnia <marnia at gmail.com>; NoiseBridge Discuss <
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>  Who likes cheese?  Who likes Salami?  Who likes otherwise moldy or
> bacteria rich food?  Who wants to make some moldy food of their own?
>
> I
> already do this.  I make salami (That's right, it's fermented/raw pork)
> and I have no intention of making it at noisebridge, but there is a bio
> group forming and I have a simple way to encapsulate your moldy food
> growing experiment so people don't have to experience your festering
> salami second hand.
>
> Incubator
> How to make the perfect environment for growing cultures...at least for
> cheese and salami.
>
> Control unit
> This is the correct unit, but it needs to be ordered as a "Cooling
> Thermostat,
> Humidistat" instead of a "Cooling Thermostat, Dehumidistat."  I imagine
> they just rewire a relay, then ship it, because my unit arrived with
> all the "Dehumidistat" documentation.
> https://www.greenair.com/browse/ct-dh-series.html
>
> This
> is the expensive part, about $80.  This is where geeks could get
> together and make something better.  I am sure an arduino with a couple
> relays and a couple sensors could do this task just fine.
>
> Other components
>
>        * Cool Humidifier (as opposed to hot humidifier)
>        * 5w-10w lightbulb
>        * Modern Fridge (the kind that dehumidify/deice...you know, anything
> from the past 30 years.)
>
> Basically, the power setup is as such:
>
>        * Power strip
>        * Light (installed in fridge)
>        * Humidistat/Thermostat
>        * Fridge connected to thermostat port
>
>        * Humidifier connected to HumidistatThe
> hardest part to find is the cooling humidifier.  Some use paper
> membranes or foam or other porous materials.  These are no good.  The
> best, and I've only come across one and I guard it with my life, is a
> combination of a centrifugal pump and a squirrel cage fan, all in one.
> (In fact, the delay on my e-mail was I wanted to pull up the info and
> see if I could find it on sale online.)  The reason this is important
> is because the porous material quickly becomes inundated with mold.
>
> So what does this do?
>
>        1. The lamp, being always on, heats the enclosure.
>        2. The
> fridge turns on when the heat exceeds the desired amount (according to
> the thermostat on the control unit since, while curing, we want the
> temperature around 70 degrees, well above the range of fridge
> thermostats.)  In the process of cooling, the enclosure is also
> dehumidified
>        3. When the enclosure turns too dry, the humidistat clicks on and
> powers the humidifier.We
> have everything to heat, cool, dry, and humidify the enclosure.  Apart
> from the controller, everything is cheap and readily available.  I have
> some ideas on replacing the humidifier but that is up for further
> discussion.
>
> One obvious modification to this is the lamp.  Does it always need
> to be on?  No, but having a candelabra light on for a year is still
> cheaper than getting a dedicated thermostat...unless we roll our own.
>
> Your Mileage May Vary, This message comes with no warranty, I am not
> responsible for you getting food poisoning, "It Works Right On My
> System(tm)", the wrong bacteria will fucking kill you, share and enjoy!
>
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