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Sylvia Rose
6 hours ago8 min read
Flavors of Coffee: From Harvest to Homestead
Coffee lovers welcome the smooth, rich aroma of the morning brew. The journey from coffee tree to flavorful cuppa Joe is a captivating...
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Sylvia Rose
1 day ago5 min read
Cherish the Chocolate: Sweet Fermentation
Chocolate is one of the world's most beloved indulgences. The journey from cacao bean to chocolate bar is a series of artful processes,...
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Sylvia Rose
1 day ago7 min read
Brettanomyces: Favorite Artisan Wild Yeast
Brettanomyces is a wild yeast with domestic traits. "Brett" is found throughout the natural world. Microscopy helps define and...
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Sylvia Rose
2 days ago4 min read
Isolate Lactic Acid Bacteria for Artisan Flavors
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) create delicious flavors and tangy textures in dairy products like cheese, yogurt and fermented milk. These...
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Sylvia Rose
3 days ago6 min read
Isolate Yeast & LAB Strains for Artisan Flavors
Yeast strains and lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in artisan baking and beverage production can affect the flavor profile of the product, like...
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Sylvia Rose
3 days ago6 min read
Mold Spores: Power Packs of Creation & Purpose
Mold (mould) is a multi-faceted entity, with properties from food enrichment to serious health hazards. Central to survival of mold are...
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Sylvia Rose
4 days ago5 min read
Krausen (Kräusen): Bubbles of Brewing Success
Krausen is a joyful moment in brewing and fermenting. When krausen appears, fermentation is under way. When it falls, fermentation is...
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Sylvia Rose
4 days ago6 min read
ATP: Nature of Energy & Vital Functions
Adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, is known as the energy currency of life. Without ATP, essential cellular processes stop. From rhythm of...
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Sylvia Rose
5 days ago6 min read
Yeast: Process from Culture to Consumer
Yeast is a cultured fungus with many hidden talents. A single-celled organism, it transforms simple ingredients into delicious foods and...
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Sylvia Rose
6 days ago4 min read
Pyruvate (Pyruvic Acid): Key to Life's Energy
Pyruvate, or pyruvic acid, is a powerful molecule essential in the energy production of living cells. An intermediate in metabolic...
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Sylvia Rose
6 days ago4 min read
How Lactic Acid Bacteria Make Yogurt
Yogurt is enjoyed throughout the world, created by the natural industry of lactic acid bacteria (LAB). Transformation of milk into yogurt...
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Sylvia Rose
6 days ago6 min read
Milk into Cheese: Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB)
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) work to help transform milk into cheese, creating unique flavors and textures. They ferment sugars, mainly...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 30, 20245 min read
Glycolysis: Biochemistry of Holistic Health
Glycolysis is a biochemical pathway used by organisms to convert glucose into functional energy. This process happens in single-celled...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 29, 20245 min read
Lactic Acid Bacteria: Team Players of Fermentation
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are industrious microbes working to transform ingredients such as milk into cheese and cabbage into sauerkraut...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 28, 20245 min read
Binary Fission: Speedy Microbe Reproduction
Binary fission is the primary method of reproduction for bacteria and other single-celled microbes, commonly explained as a parent cell...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 27, 20247 min read
Amazing Yeast: Feeding, Breeding & Biofilms
Yeast is a single-celled organism of kingdom Fungi. Immotile yet dynamic and adept, these microbes are a treat to scientists for their...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 25, 20246 min read
Bacteria & Archaea: Differences & Similarities
Bacteria and archaea are the oldest life forms on Earth. Both defined as prokaryotes , they are fundamentally different in several ways....
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 25, 20244 min read
Pyrococcus furiosus: Extremophile of Vulcano
Pyrococcus furiosus is an extremophile first discovered in the boiling hot, anaerobic conditions of the volcanic island Vulcano. This...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 22, 20244 min read
Prokaryotes & Eukaryotes: Life Forms on Earth
Prokaryotes and eukaryotes are the two major types of cellular creatures on Earth. Prokaryotes are among the first life 3.4 billion years...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 22, 20248 min read
Yeast & Mold: Ancient Fungi, Modern World
Yeast and mold are types of fungi, adept at the decomposition of organic matter. They share some similarities but each has a unique...
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