Floc-you-later: Lager Yeast
We talk a lot about beer, but we don't often talk about yeast. Specifically lager yeast. What makes it different, where did it come from, who used it first, and what DON'T we know? Find out all about lager yeast's mysterious past this week on the Tipsy Timeline!
We discuss the appearance, origins, and first use of lager yeast. Sources for today's episode can be found in the following locations
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/did-lager-beer-originate-south-america-180964962/
- https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/lager-beer-yeast-bavarian-lager-traced-south-america/story?id=14342439
- https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/how-to-brew/domestication-beer-yeast/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lager
- https://www.thespruceeats.com/definition-of-lager-353244
- https://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/a25022/what-is-a-lager/