Creating a good sourdough bread requires some understanding of fermentation, grain (flour), and technique. The ingredients ...

In Michigan's remote Keweenaw Peninsula, Emily Geiger observes a science lab table full of beer-fermenting starter yeast. But this is no ordinary beer yeast—the culture was gathered from the ...

There are numerous types of yeast, and each one has its own unique properties. Here's 10 that are ideal for baking, brewing, ...

San Antonio’s Community Cultures Yeast Lab—the only one of its kind in the southern U.S.—collects indigenous strains for craft breweries.

I have two cultures going at the moment, one is baking yeast started from a small amount of dried yeast. Second one is beer yeast, recovered from some real ale (our stuff in the UK is usually live).

The earliest known written words in human history document recipes for making bread and beer, both of which are made using yeast, as well the price of bricks – it seems our fancy for food and drink ...

The yeast Hansen isolated was for a lager, and Carlsberg freely shared its culture with breweries all over Europe. This is, in part, why our beer shelves today are still dominated by lagers.

Nutritional yeast is beneficial to vegetarians and vegans who might be lacking in their vitamin B12 intake. It is also very rich in antioxidants, which decreases the risk for heart disease and cancer.

Even the San Francisco 49ers mascot – a staple at home games since the mid-1990s – is named Sourdough Sam. His favorite food, according to the team's website, is "clam chowder in a sourdough ...

Throughout the winemaking process, native yeast is everywhere. It lives in the vineyard, in the cellar, on the winery's walls, ceiling, and in every single nook and cranny around any processing ...