The origins of the Guinness stout yeast

Re:The origins of the Guinness stout yeast by winslow on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @02:49PM (#39018124)

How did you find you have a yeast intolerance? Was there a test you took? I've had some GI issues that have also limited my consumption of beer despite having previously brewed beer along with many other things I can no longer eat.

If you took a test that determined it was a yeast issue disregard but I'm curious if you've tried things like hop water (carbonated water with hops from beer). If you've had any reactions to that when it's just hops and water.

Does bread give you issues? What about sourdough bread vs traditional bread yeast bread?

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Re:The origins of the Guinness stout yeast by ellisd on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @03:16PM (#39018506)

At least for me, all it took to discover an intolerance to certain yeasts was visiting a tasting room for yeasts (https://www.whitelabs.com/) and sniffing a beer containing the specific type of yeast (Note: all the beers I was tasting were variating just the brewing yeast).

The reaction caused a massive nasal congestion and a runny nose that essentially ended my ability to taste or enjoy further tastings for the day.

I've also seen this reaction occur across very similar beers: Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier non-organic is totally fine, but the organic one will cause the nasal reaction.

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Re:The origins of the Guinness stout yeast by galeos on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @04:27PM (#39019390)

Not tested. No issues at all with bread.

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