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Beer Microbiology & Chemistry

Discover how perfect beer foam emerges from pampered yeast, yielding delicious beer that makes a brewer happy.

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2014-11-20T21:00:56 | 1 min read

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Pampered and happy yeast and the perfect beer foam yields delicious beer (and happy beer drinkers).

When the Microbes are Happy, the Brewer is Happy

– NPR: The Salt

Beer: A Beautiful Artistic Symphony

– University of California Research

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