Yeast Fermentation and the Making of Beer and Wine By: Luisa Alba-Lois, ... The process was named fermentation, from the Latin word fervere, which means "to boil." ...

For thousands of years brewers made beer using specialized strains of the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. A new study shows that modern brewing strains were derived from a mixture of ...

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In the study, researchers used common baker’s yeast, often used for household baking and for beer fermentation. Beer manufacturers in the United States go through yeast by the tons every year ...

One of the four main components of beer, yeast is often overlooked in favor of flashier ingredients like malt and hops, but contributes a world of flavor. Here's what to know.

A recently published study by University of Florida researchers provides insight into how beer yeast might behave when fermented in outer space. While the concept may initially sound trivial, it ...

Kveik is a “choir of yeast,” potentially dozens, that fast-tracks fermentation. Beer can be drinkable in as few as two or three days, compared with the two weeks required for ale yeast.

This article was originally published with the title “ Liebig on the Fermentation of Wine and Beer ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 8 No. 5 (October 1852), p. 34 doi:10.1038 ...

Getty Images/Jack Andersen. For thousands of years, humans have been using Saccharomyces cerevisiae or brewer’s yeast to make beer. In turn the yeast, considered humanity’s first domesticated ...

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For some time, the biggest thing in beer was bold hops and lots of them. Brewers used them to create flavors and aromas as over the top as a Times Square billboard. Now you’ll need a microsco… ...