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Scientists extract yeast from ancient pottery, recreate 5,000-year-old beer |
2019-05-25 |
h/t Instapundit When researchers in Israel examined fragments of clay jars used to house beer and mead several thousand years ago, they discovered colonies of yeast hiding in the shards' nano-sized pores. To help them extract the long-dormant yeast, scientists recruited the help of winemakers with experience aging wine in clay pots. |
Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
#2 ^ rimshot |
Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-05-25 12:17 |
#1 I gave up old beer when I found cigarette butts in it. |
Posted by: Skidmark 2019-05-25 11:43 |