Brewer's yeast: Brewer's yeast is the common name for several strains of the microscopic unicellular fungus Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Brewer's yeast was discovered in the 19th century by Dutch brewers (cerevisiae comes from cervoise).
It was quickly adopted by bakers who were looking for a faster fermentation method than that offered by traditional sourdough, a natural mixture of yeast and bacteria.
Used to ferment beer, its ...
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