Zymurgy or zymology is the scientific study of fermentation.[1] The word was originally used to describe the science involved in these processes, but has since become more broadly used to describe the brewing of alcoholic beverages. A zymurgist (or zymologist) is one who studies (or engages in) zymurgy.
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History
Louis Pasteur is considered to have been the first zymurgist when, in 1857, he noted the connection between yeast and fermentation. Pasteur originally defined fermentation as "respiration without air". The German Eduard Buchner, winner of the 1907 Nobel Prize in chemistry, later determined that fermentation was actually caused by the yeast's secretion of an enzyme that he called zymase.[2]
Popular culture
Zymurgy is a magazine published by the American Homebrewers Association containing beer-making advice, recipes and history.
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References
- ^ The Free Dictionary definition for zymurgy. Retrieved May 2009.
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1929". http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1929/press.html. Retrieved 2007-01-28.
- May 13, 2007. Zymurgist definition. Webster's New Millennium Dictionary of English, Preview Edition (v 0.9.6). Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
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