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One of the four ingredients of | 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]]. |