Lactic acid yeast in sour beer brewing
Subject in Food
Lactic acid yeast in sour beer brewing has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including TED Radio Hour. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
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Anne MaddenMicrobiologist and founder and chief scientist of the Microbe Institute
Madden says the wasp-derived yeast makes sour beer in weeks and its use is now commonplace.
“make a sour beer in record time, just a few weeks”
TED Radio Hour: The shocking power of tiny things (Oct 9, 2026) · Listen from 10:20
Madden says nearly all commercial beer comes from just three microorganism species.
“all commercially produced beer you've ever had likely came from one of only three microorganism species”
TED Radio Hour: The shocking power of tiny things (Oct 9, 2026) · Listen from 9:54
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- TED Radio Hour · 1 episode
Episodes
The shocking power of tiny thingsTED Radio Hour · Oct 9, 2026 · 50 min
Manoush Zomorodi and TED speakers Anne Madden, Lera Boroditsky, YeYoon Kim and Bart Weetjens explore how tiny things—microbes, words, moments, rats—wield outsized power.