One of the four main components of beer, yeast is often overlooked in favor of malt and hops. Here's what you should know. Yeast is the amazing little microbe that is responsible for fermentation.

This umami-packed ingredient is a home cook's shortcut to flavor heaven. Here's how to use brewer's yeast to make spicy yeast salt, spaghettoni, roasted chicken, umami mayo, and more.

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. While famous for its role in creating crispy bread and frothy beer, yeast is versatile in numerous applications. Jef Boeke, a geneticist at New ...

An industrial backstreet in Capalaba is not the first place you’d think to look for a beer made from 4000-year-old yeast from an Egyptian tomb.

Using yeast to make bread and beer Yeast is a single celled, microscopic fungus that uses sugar as food. In bread making, the carbon dioxide produced by the yeast during respiration is trapped in ...

Mix the Dough: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, sugar, and yeast. Pour in the beer and stir until a ...