The four main ingredients in most modern beer recipes are water, a starch such as barley (usually malted), hops and yeast. And each ingredient has a very specific role in the brewing process. Any home ...

Humans have taken advantage of the metabolism in a tiny fungus called yeast to create beer and wine from grains and fruits. What are the biological mechanisms behind this alcohol production? Aa Aa Aa ...

Louis Pasteur was (born on December 27, 1822 died, 28 September 1895), was a French chemist and microbiologist considered the most important founder of medical microbiology. Louis Pasteur contributed ...

For centuries before the advent of modern brewing, early Scandinavian beer-makers coveted their “magic sticks,” special stirring utensils that miraculously turned otherwise ordinary liquid into beer.

Whether it’s kimchi, kombucha, kefir or kraut, fermented foods are today all the rage. And yet people have been fermenting food and beverages for thousands of years – to preserve food stuffs, to break ...

French chemist Louis Pasteur was the founder of microbiological sciences. Born in Dole, France, Pasteur received his scientific education at the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris. He served ...