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A large set of newly created interspecific Saccharomyces hybrids increases aromatic diversity in lager beers.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Dec 2015
Mertens Stijn, Steensels Jan, Saels Veerle, De Rouck Gert, Aerts Guido, Verstrepen Kevin J
Abstract excerpt
Lager beer is the most consumed alcoholic beverage in the world. Its production process is marked by a fermentation conducted at low (8 to 15°C) temperatures and by the use of Saccharomyces pastorianus, an interspecific hybrid between Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the cold-tolerant Saccharomyces eubayanus. Recent whole-genome-sequencing efforts revealed that the currently available lager yeasts belong to one of...
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