Yeast — of the species Saccharomyces cerevisiae Scientific classification Domain … Wikipedia
Yeast flocculation — typically refers to the clumping together (flocculation) of brewing yeast once the sugar in a beer brew has been fermented into ethyl alcohol. In the case of top fermenting ale yeast ( Saccharomyces cerevisiae ), the yeast sinks to the bottom of… … Wikipedia
Brewing — Brewer redirects here. For other uses, see Brewer (disambiguation). This article is about the commercial brewing of beer. For making tea, see Steeping. For homebrewing, see Homebrewing. A 16th century brewery Brewing is the production of beer… … Wikipedia
Yeast — A group of single celled fungi that reproduce by budding. Most yeast are harmless (some are used in baking and brewing). Yeast is commonly present on normal human skin and in areas of moisture, such as the mouth and vagina, usually without… … Medical dictionary
Brewing methods — Brewing is the production of beer through steeping a starch source (commonly cereal grains) in water and then fermenting with yeast. Brewing has taken place since around the 6th millennium BC, and archeological evidence suggests that this… … Wikipedia
Yeast-bitten — Yeast bit ten, a. (Brewing) A term used of beer when the froth of the yeast has re[ e]ntered the body of the beer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yeast expression platforms — Yeasts can be used to produce proteins and sugars. Yeasts differ in productivity and with respect to their capabilities to secrete, to process and to modify proteins. The different platforms of types of yeast make them better suited for different … Wikipedia
yeast — yeastless, adj. yeastlike, adj. /yeest/, n. 1. any of various small, single celled fungi of the phylum Ascomycota that reproduce by fission or budding, the daughter cells often remaining attached, and that are capable of fermenting carbohydrates… … Universalium
Brewing Industry Research Foundation — In 1946 The Institute of Brewing recommended the setting up of an experimental research station with a full time Director of Research and in 1947 Dr J Masson Gulland (Professor of Organic Chemistry, Nottingham University) was appointed to that… … Wikipedia
yeast — [[t]yist[/t]] n. 1) fng any of various small, single celled fungi of the phylum Ascomycota that reproduce by fission or budding, the daughter cells often remaining attached, and that are capable of fermenting carbohydrates into alcohol and carbon … From formal English to slang