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?

Israeli researchers have unveiled a "breakthrough" beer made from ancient yeast up to 5,000 years old. Researchers from the Antiquities Authority and three Israeli universities extracted six ...

The earliest evidence we have found of beer-making comes from around 13,000 years ago from a site located near Haifa, Israel. So it’s perhaps no coincidence that the resilient beer yeast was ...

One of the four main components of beer, yeast is often overlooked in favor of malt and hops. Here's what you should know.

As brewers battle for custom, yeast is a key part of their toolkit both in product development and efficiency.​​​​​​​ ...

Yeast could have been exchanged along the Silk Road, an ancient trade network connecting the two continents. Interestingly, the beer-associated populations also had completely unique gene ...

IKOMA, Nara Prefecture--For a craft beer with a kick, researchers at a national graduate school university here helped develop a special yeast with high fermentation performance. The team members ...

Imperial Yeast is now selling B45 Gnome as its 2024 winter seasonal strain, to create a wide variety of Belgian-inspired ...

What makes that magical flavor we all love? It's all about the yeast! Belgian yeast really has a kick to it, especially ...