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Yeast Preparation, Simplified
The quality of your beer hinges on the yeast and handling it properly—but it need not be difficult. From our Illustrated Guide to Homebrewing, here’s what you need to know about types of yeast and how to manage them so that your fermentation goes to plan.
The quality of your beer hinges on the yeast and handling it properly—but it need not be difficult. From our Illustrated Guide to Homebrewing, here’s what you need to know about types of yeast and how to manage them so that your fermentation goes to plan. <a href="https://beerandbrewing.com/the-illustrated-guide-to-homebrewing-chapter-5-yeast-preparation/">Continue reading.</a>
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O thou invisible spirit of wine, if thou hast no name to be known by, let us call thee devil!
— Cassio, William Shakespeare’s Othello
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We humans have enjoyed alcoholic beverages for millennia, but our grasp of yeast’s role in fermentation goes back a mere 150 years. In that century and a half, though, scientists, brewers, and bakers have made enormous strides. While our understanding of fermentation remains incomplete, we know enough to reliably and repeatedly coax favorable results from yeast (Saccharomyces, at least).
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