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    April 05, 2018 1 min read 2 Comments

    Hops

     

    My good friend emailed this article to me 'Brewing Hoppy Beer Without Hops' and naturally I was intrigued.   University of Berkely biologists have developed strains of brewers yeast that mimic hop flavours without actually using hops!

    As home brewers we all know making that super dank east coast IPA is going to cost you.  Of course it's still less than buying it, and way more rewarding because you created it.  These scientists added genes from basil and mint, and apparently have created yeast that not only ferments your beer, but adds in the exact characteristics of hops into your beer with no off flavours.  

    Why you might ask?  Well hops use valuable land, resources, water and if they can add it directly into yeast without the wasted resources, I guess it's a win.  I'd like to ask, does this make it a GMO? (disclaimer, I am NOT a scientist!)

    According to this article in double blind taste tests the yeast was given a thumbs up by the employees at Lagunitas Brewing Company in Petaluma, California.

    Read the article here.

     

    Bräu on!

    2 Responses

    Brau Supply
    Brau Supply

    April 10, 2018

    I guess the yeast options would be endless! Just no bacon flavour please:)

    John Scott
    John Scott

    April 06, 2018

    Read this in GenomeWeb. My company manufactures DNA for Berkeley and when I read this, I got super excited! A chance to no longer deal with hop additions!?! No filtering, no mess! One could theoretically tune the flavor of the yeast to mimic the flavors of various hops but with much more accuracy. If you want passion fruit, plug that gene in, want basil, use another gene sequence. The possibilities are very enticing!! I definitely want to try it out. Yes this would be a GMO as it doesn’t currently exist in nature.

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