Boffins reckon that “out of this world beer” could be brewed in space.
Lager made in microgravity, similar to if it was made in space, was found by scientists to speed up the process.
It also cuts down down on esters, an unwanted byproduct of fruit. It also speeds up the fermentation process, with experts claiming that it should be able to foster “a higher quality product”.
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Lead researcher Andrew MacIntosh said: “We are absolutely going to be conducting fermentations under microgravity in the future, as we continue space exploration.
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“It’s essential that we look at what some of those outcomes may be now so we can decide which processes are going to be the first ones we perform under microgravity, how we adapt them, and how we can take advantage of the changes we see.”
The team from the University of Florida in the US used a clinostat to start batches off which rotates to negate the effects of gravity on the developing plants.
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They now reckon that keeping cells in constant rotation helps to improve the process, by stopping them from settling and therefore maximising the availability of nutrients.
They told the journal Beverages that microgravity “may provide benefits not realised terrestrially” adding that bread and yoghurt, biofuels and pharmaceuticals, could all benefit from the breakthrough.
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