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To: nickcarraway

Yeah but beer and cheese are fermented by fungi also bread.


2 posted on 01/28/2022 2:52:56 PM PST by webheart (I thought I was helping by getting vaccinated but they say I didn’t help at all. )
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To: webheart

Correct. Yeast is not bacteria. I have good sanitation practices to keep bacteria OUT of my beer when brewing. For that matter, hops themselves have anti-bacterial properties.

That said, there are a few beers that use bacteria (e.g., lactobacillus) in a controlled way to produce specific styles.


20 posted on 01/28/2022 4:40:21 PM PST by brewer1516
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