Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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- A taxonomic species within the family Saccharomycetaceae – a yeast used in winemaking, baking, and brewing.
- 2004, Harold McGee, chapter 13, in On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen (in English), Scribner, →ISBN:
- There are two basic methods for fermenting beer, and they produce distinctive results. One is rapid fermentation at a high temperature with ale yeasts (strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae) that clump together, trap the carbon dioxide gas that they produce, and rise to the wort surface.
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See also
- Saccharomyces carlsbergensis
- Saccharomyces pastorianus
- Saccharomyces uvarum
References
Saccharomyces cerevisiae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Saccharomyces cerevisiae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Saccharomyces cerevisiae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Saccharomyces cerevisiae on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae at the Catalogue of Life
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae at Encyclopedia of Life
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
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