The yeast fungus that makes beer has gone through its own stages of evolution, overseen by brewers over the centuries. Now, a biologist has sequenced the genome of a key yeast, S. cerevisiae x S. eubayanus hybrids, which produces most modern beer — potentially opening up a whole new world of beer “There’s going to be a lot of opportunities,” said Chris Hittinger, of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, in an interview with Laboratory Equipment. “It’ll be a question of whether there Read more [...]

Beers stored in caves began to ferment. By Raif KareratFollow @ambazaarmagWASHINGTON, DC: Using cutting-edge DNA sequencing techniques, scientists have managed to trace the origin of the yeast used to create lager beer to 15th century Bavaria, in Germany.While the earliest yeasts known to man have been used for millennia to make ales, bread and wine, lager beer — and the yeast used to create it — dates to just 500 years ago.According to historical accounts, brewers in Bavaria began to notice Read more [...]

Many discrete kinds of beers now exist, including ales, lagers, pilsners, and ciders, to name the most popular few. But at the heart of the matter is a key ingredient, yeast, which has a fascinating evolutionary story that begins in a cave more than 500 years ago.Lager beer is loved by people across the globe. Now, though, researchers have attempted to solve the mystery. He dubbed it Saccharomyces eubayanus. [Raise Your Glass: 10 Intoxicating Beer Facts].But the second great beer innovation was the Read more [...]

As per experts today several kinds of beer exists, including ales, lagers, pilsners, and ciders, to name the most popular few. It is believed that years of brewing may have led to the selective evolution of genes that are key to making this beer. Lager beer is loved by people across the globe. Now, new research explains how different strains of yeast came Read more [...]