brewing

(noun)

The production of alcoholic beverages, such as beer, by fermentation.

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Examples of brewing in the following topics:

  • Wine, Beer, and Alcohol

    • The process of making beer is called brewing.
    • Beer brewing in modern days is performed by added pure cultures of the desired yeast species to the wort.

  • Organic Growth

    • The introduction of the Kuerig coffee maker, which brewed a single cup of coffee at a time, led to tremendous organic growth by it's creator, Green Mountain Coffee.
    • The introduction of the Kuerig coffee maker, which brewed a single cup of coffee at a time, led to tremendous organic growth it's creators, Green Mountain Coffee.
    • The introduction of the Kuerig coffee maker, which brewed a single cup of coffee at a time, led to tremendous organic growth for it's creator, Green Mountain Coffee.

  • Introduction to Ongoing Measurement and Record-Keeping

    • In 1979, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company founders Ken Grossman and Paul Camusi cobbled together a brewery using second-hand dairy tanks, equipment salvaged from defunct beer businesses, and a soft-drink bottling machine.

  • Overview of Biotechnology

  • Ascomycota: The Sac Fungi

    • Some play a beneficial role, such as the yeasts used in baking, brewing, and wine fermentation, plus truffles and morels, which are held as gourmet delicacies.

  • Enzymes Used in Industry

    • In the brewing industry, enzymes from barley are released during the mashing stage of beer production.
    • Industrially-produced barley enzymes are widely used in the brewing process to substitute for the natural enzymes found in barley.

  • Applied Microbiology

    • This field also includes brewing, an important application of microbiology.

  • Use of Whole-Genome Sequences of Model Organisms

    • The first eukaryotic genome to be sequenced was that of S. cerevisiae, which is the yeast used in baking and brewing.

  • Early Biotechnology: Cheese, Bread, Wine, Beer, and Yogurt

    • Records of brewing beer date back about 6,000 years to the Sumerians.

  • Characteristics of Fungi

    • The food industry uses yeasts in baking, brewing, and cheese and wine making.