What Makes Lager Yeast Special? Inside the Genetics of Beer
While beers such as ales, stouts and sours have their own fanbases, America has long favored a crisp, refreshing lager. But what makes a yeast variety suitable for light, lager beer rather than ales? According to Chris Todd Hittinger, a professor of genetics evolution at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, or baker’s yeast, requires…
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