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yeast, sugar, bubbles: a brief history of wine
yeast love sugar.
when they get a chance to chomp away at some, they'll produce alcohol and carbonation as a by-product.
human beings have benefitted from this wonderful exchange since the beginning of recorded history. from the wines of the egyptians to the beers of the victorian age, every last drop of alcohol on the planet has been produced by our friendly arrangement with little microscopic organisms called yeast.
way back then, they didn't know exactly what yeast were β but they knew that these little guys grew wild on the skin of grapes and other fruits, too. they knew that if you were to mash up the grapes with their skins so that the yeasty outside was mixed with the sweet, juicy inside, alcohol would be produced over a few months.
now, we know a lot more about this process β and we call it alcoholic fermentation. scientific research into the subject has taught us more about yeast than we've ever known before.
we have modern-day science to thank for plenty of food innovations, from impossibly tasty vegan burgers to fully compostable silverware.
the latest? little packets full of hibernating wine yeast mixed with the perfect blend of natural, non-GMO, & organic nutrients β the only way to make delicious wines & ciders from any store-bought juice in just 5 days.
when they get a chance to chomp away at some, they'll produce alcohol and carbonation as a by-product.
human beings have benefitted from this wonderful exchange since the beginning of recorded history. from the wines of the egyptians to the beers of the victorian age, every last drop of alcohol on the planet has been produced by our friendly arrangement with little microscopic organisms called yeast.
way back then, they didn't know exactly what yeast were β but they knew that these little guys grew wild on the skin of grapes and other fruits, too. they knew that if you were to mash up the grapes with their skins so that the yeasty outside was mixed with the sweet, juicy inside, alcohol would be produced over a few months.
now, we know a lot more about this process β and we call it alcoholic fermentation. scientific research into the subject has taught us more about yeast than we've ever known before.
we have modern-day science to thank for plenty of food innovations, from impossibly tasty vegan burgers to fully compostable silverware.
the latest? little packets full of hibernating wine yeast mixed with the perfect blend of natural, non-GMO, & organic nutrients β the only way to make delicious wines & ciders from any store-bought juice in just 5 days.