Emil Christian Hansen
Term from the Brauwerkstatt brewing glossary, category “History and beer culture”.
Explanation
Danish researcher at the Carlsberg Laboratory in Copenhagen. In 1883 he succeeded in isolating a single yeast cell and growing a pure yeast culture from it. Since then breweries have brewed with pure-culture yeast, and beer became far more reliable.
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Where was the first pure lager yeast culture produced in 1883?
- At Guinness in Dublin
- At Spaten in Munich
- At the Carlsberg Laboratory in Copenhagen
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Correct: At the Carlsberg Laboratory in Copenhagen. Emil Christian Hansen grew the yeast from a single cell. Carlsberg gave it to breweries all over the world free of charge.
Who produced the first pure yeast culture in 1883?
- Carl von Linde in Munich
- Emil Christian Hansen at the Carlsberg Laboratory
- Louis Pasteur in Paris
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Correct: Emil Christian Hansen at the Carlsberg Laboratory. Hansen isolated a single yeast cell. Since then breweries have brewed with pure-culture yeast.