Several researchers have set up a website for the release of data related to an ongoing yeast gene sequencing project. This is pretty cool. Not a lot there yet, but I expect to see a lot more in the future … Continue reading →
Boosting the Signal. Quivers and Quarrels is the official newsletter of the Academy of Historical Archery. There are always excellent articles and “how-to” instructions. Here is the Summer 2016 issue.
Continue reading →The last couple of times I posted on this topic: I posted a research paper that I presented at Kingdom A&S, which was basically a summary of several posts related to the origins of lager yeasts in the 15th/16th centuries. … Continue reading →
In my previous post, Brewing with S. Eubayanus I, I summarized part of a fascinating test of the brewing characteristics of Saccharomyces eubayanus. S. eubayanus is the most likely yeast that hybridized with S. cerevisiae in the 15th/16th century Europe … Continue reading →
In previous blog entries, I summarized some of the latest research that provides important insights into the development of lager beer in the 15th/16th centuries. As outlined in a paper, Adventures-in-Yeast, presented at an SCA Arts & Sciences event (Calontir … Continue reading →