DULUTH, Minn. - This week, I'm going to look at the most magical parts of brewing beer: yeast and fermentation. Webster's defines fermentation as "a change brought about by a ferment, as yeast enzymes ...

The process of beer-brewing has traditionally been considered an art form. Since the entire beer market reached a valuation of $116.0 billion in 2019, there has been an increase in the demand for ...

The Allagash Brewing Company, in Maine, makes a lot of "bottle-conditioned" beers—brews that get their carbonation by fermenting a second time, in the bottle, as yeast belch out CO2. "And because they ...

Beer is an alcoholic beverage made from barley, water, hops, and yeast. Brewing is a complex process where the ingredients are combined and fermented to become alcoholic. Even small changes in the ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University brewing researchers and a team of bioengineers have shown that a genetically modified yeast strain can alter the fermentation process to create beers with ...

Over the last few years, aromatic and hop-forward India Pale Ales, or IPAs, have dominated the craft beer market. For many beer drinkers, the hoppier, juicier, and hazier the IPA, the better. By ...

Editor's Note: This story was updated at 10:25 a.m., Wednesday, to clarify that craft beer can be made in a brewery any size as long as it brews less than 20,000 barrels a year. Have you ever wondered ...

Getting into beer is a rollicking good time. For one, you get to drink tasty brews as “research.” That’s always fun. Along the way, you also get to geek out on the process of crafting the beers you ...

Last month, the Quebec-based Le Castor brewing company recalled three different brands of its beer after numerous incidents of exploding bottles. The beer was re-fermenting in the bottle, and the ...

The Pico Model C makes beer brewing incredibly easy, controlling temperatures and timings, and using pre-filled ingredient packs. New designs also make the system more dishwasher friendly and ...