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[Mycology] Are yeasts analogous to each other, to the point they can be used in food interchangeably? (reddthat.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Amouranth, the Kick streamer, is allegedly brewing beer with her vaginal yeast. It's an obvious publicity stunt to squeeze more money from her impressionable and "thirsty" audience.

Gross-factor aside, is this even possible? Is it analogous to brewer's yeast? Would this cause undesirable side effects or introduce undesirable compounds?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yes, wild yeast and spontaneous fermentation are things in the beer and wine world. Yes her beer is possible. Also it will be possibly very bad. Or fine.

You could totally make a sourdough by rubbing your butt cheeks in the starter every day and I don't think your friends would notice.

Its funny, because 200 years ago there were no commercial good products. To make beer you basically had to let it sit out for a couple days until enough wild yeast colonized your food. This is also true of kimchi, saurkraut and a bunch of other ancient foods.