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Introduction Yeast is a microscopic fungus, of which there are hundreds of species. It is extremely important brewing ingredient because different strains give different beer types their distinctive and characteristic flavors. When a brewery has found an ideal yeast, it will be retained for many years. However, fresh batches are produced regularly from samples kept under special laboratory conditions to prevent the built up of microbiological contamination. (Just as milk can go sour - yeast and bacteria can also contaminate beer). Individual yeast cells are invisible to the naked eye, and are carried in air current. When they grow on a suitable food source (for example fruit, such as grapes and plums) they form 'colonies' of cells. (These can be seen as a fine white powdery film on the skins of the fruit). Yeast can feed on a variety of sugars, converting them into energy in order to grow and...

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