Farmhouse ale differs from regular beer in many ways, from taste to fermentation. Find out what goes into the creation of ...

At the time, nobody believed that yeast were alive; they were seen as just organic chemical agents required for fermentation. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, chemists worked hard to ...

Rather than color, the difference between lagers and ales involves yeast, and how the beer is eventually fermented. Lagers are brewed at colder temperatures with bottom-fermenting yeasts ...

The different types of yeast that are used are referred to as “bottom-fermenting” yeast or yeast that can develop at colder temperatures. Before refrigerators were a thing, brewers perfected ...

Whereas lager is brewed with bottom-fermenting yeasts, ale is brewed with top-fermenting yeast, for a shorter length of time, and at warmer temperatures. The result is a full-bodied beer ...

IKOMA, Nara Prefecture--For a craft beer with a kick, researchers at a national graduate school university here helped develop a special yeast with high fermentation performance. The team members ...

While top fermenting yeast are used in ales, bottom fermenting yeasts are used in lagers. Very interestingly, it is said that the shape of the glass you use to drink beers can impact its flavor.