Category Archives: Winemaking

Beer and Wine and Cider (…and yeast), Oh My!

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In previous posts, I wrote about the discovery of a yeast, S. eubayanus (See this post and those that follow) . Genetic analysis suggests that S. eubayanus is the most likely candidate to have hybridized with S. cerevisiae to form … Continue reading →

S. Eubayanus as a Wine Yeast?

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In previous posts, I wrote about the discovery of the yeast strain S. eubayanus, the likely candidate that produced a hybrid (with S. cerevisiae) that we now use in the production of lager beer. Genetic sequencing of the most widely … Continue reading →