Saccharomyces Cerevisiae (Noun)
Meaning
Used as a leaven in baking and brewing.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Bakers and brewers often rely on saccharomyces cerevisiae to ferment their products, producing carbon dioxide gas that causes dough to rise and gives beer its fizz.
- The use of saccharomyces cerevisiae in bread making dates back thousands of years, with ancient Egyptians using the yeast to leaven their loaves.
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae is responsible for the fermentation process that occurs in beer brewing, converting sugars into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
- In the production of champagne, saccharomyces cerevisiae is used for the second fermentation, which takes place in the bottle and gives the wine its characteristic bubbles.
- Before the discovery of saccharomyces cerevisiae, bakers and brewers relied on wild yeast and bacteria to ferment their products, a process that was often unpredictable and unreliable.