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One of the four ingredients of beer. Yeast is a single cell organism whose metabolism converts the sugars contained in the malt into alcohol and carbon dioxide. One species, Saccharomyces cerevisiae is used to make ale, and another, Saccharomyces carlsbergensis, is used to make lager. | One of the four ingredients of beer. Yeast is a single cell organism whose metabolism converts the sugars contained in the [[malt]] into [[alcohol]] and carbon dioxide. One species, [[Saccharomyces Cerevisiae| saccharomyces cerevisiae]] is used to make [[ale| ales]], and another, [[Saccharomyces Carlsbergensis| saccharomyces carlsbergensis]], is used to make [[lager| lagers]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:40, 27 January 2007
One of the four ingredients of beer. Yeast is a single cell organism whose metabolism converts the sugars contained in the malt into alcohol and carbon dioxide. One species, saccharomyces cerevisiae is used to make ales, and another, saccharomyces carlsbergensis, is used to make lagers.