Spanish scientists have identified the specific gene in yeast that's responsible for the foamy head

Discussion in 'Beer News' started by BreakingBad, Nov 15, 2012.

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  1. jdklks

    jdklks Initiate (0) Aug 9, 2007 Maryland

    Of course, this is a very cool discovery. But I doubt it will greatly affect the world of craft beer. It will certainly be used as a gimmick by BMC to market their products. Thanks for sharing!
     
  2. jtmartino

    jtmartino Initiate (0) Dec 11, 2010 California

    Unless, of course, companies decide to genetically modify their yeast strains or simply breed them to have more foam (selecting for the gene.)
     
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  3. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    Tagline: "Now with more foam".
     
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  4. cavedave

    cavedave Grand Pooh-Bah (4,145) Mar 12, 2009 New York
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    BrewDog will be sure to make the foamiest beer in the sure to come foam wars.
     
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  5. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,176) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
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    I doubt that this turns out to be the last word on the causes of beer foam, but I think it's a cool scientific triumph. I suppose the easiest application will be to clone the gene in the lab to build up stockpiles of the protein that can be added to beer in ideal amounts, but as there already are foaming agents that can be added to beer, I'm not sure it will change the beer world all that much.
     
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  6. fredmugs

    fredmugs Initiate (0) Aug 11, 2012 Indiana
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    Dogfish will probably jump on this.
     
  7. OddNotion

    OddNotion Pooh-Bah (1,853) Nov 1, 2009 New Jersey
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    Rochefort provides some great competition here.
     
  8. coreyfmcdonald

    coreyfmcdonald Initiate (0) Nov 13, 2008 Georgia

    Agreed - I would be very surprised if companies did not use this finding in producing new varieties of yeast and particularly with slightly altering current yeast strains. I mean, who doesn't want better head retention?
     
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