brewer's yeast
Noun
Meaning
used as a leaven in baking and brewing
yeast used in fermenting beer
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Many of these are not strains of brewer's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and may have significant differences in aroma and sourness.
Hops have an antibiotic effect that favours the activity of brewer's yeast over less desirable microorganisms and aids in " head retention", citation citation the length of time that a foamy head created by carbonation will last.
The most common top-cropping brewer's yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is the same species as the common baking yeast.
The most common top-cropping brewer's yeast, S. cerevisiae, is the same species as the common baking yeast.