Hops get plenty of attention. Malt brings the grain, the color, and much of beer’s backbone. But yeast? Yeast is the tiny living ingredient that turns a brewer’s hard work into beer. Its main job sounds simple: consume sugar and produce

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If you've ever stood at a bar squinting at a menu full of "APA" and "IPA," you're not alone. The names are close enough to blur together, and the beers themselves can look almost identical in the glass. But there's