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Yeast
Brewers don’t make beer, yeast do. Yeast is a living organism that converts sugars in wort into ethanol and carbon dioxide. Explore the diverse world of yeast.
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Article
Yeast Pitch Blends
With the advent of monoculture brewing in the late 1800s, most breweries around the world have slowly moved away from their traditional yeas
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Article
Novel Yeasts
Yeast has evolved with the rise of human civilizations and helped shape them. There are a lot more species than just the two we most commonl
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Video
Making a Yeast Starter from Plates or Slants
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Workshop
Understanding and Maximizing Thiols
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Video
Streaking Yeast on a Plate
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Making Your Own Agar Plates at Home
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Video
Beer Yeast Cell Counts with Microscope and Hemocytometer
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Using Packed Cell Volume for Yeast Counting
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Understanding Biotransformation
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Workshop
Reusing Yeast Best Practices
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Workshop
Yeast Techniques & Lab Skills Workshop
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Yeast Harvesting