On: The International Space Station is growing mould, ...

[goddtriffin]

"But the spores may not be all bad though. Cortesao's research is looking for ways the space-growing fungi may help us long-term, investigating their capacity to grow in less than ideal conditions. The study's aim is to harness the hardy microbes as biological factories to create materials astronauts may use on longer missions, such as antibiotics and vitamins."

I wouldn't mind tasting some space-alcohol.

[thrax → goddtriffin]

And not that synthohol garbage they make in the replicators!

[krapp → thrax]

You need the green stuff.

[Ice_cream_suit → krapp]

Soylent Green is people.

[tomxor → Ice_cream_suit]

No it's Romulan Ale silly.

[GaryNumanVevo → goddtriffin]

You're in luck! There's a company that makes beer with yeast that's been in space [0].

[0] https://vostokspacebeer.com/

[Stratoscope → GaryNumanVevo]

I don't see anything on their site that indicates the use of yeast that has been in space. If that were the case they would surely mention it.

It looks like it's just beer in a special bottle that they say will work in zero-G.

[MPSimmons → Stratoscope]

Ground Control is the real stuff: https://www.craftbeer.com/news/beer-release/ninkasi-ground-c...

[benj111 → GaryNumanVevo]

How does that work?

The yeast will breed and die while fermenting, so the yeast you finish with will be different to that which you started with.

So its more like 'yeast whose forebears had gone to space'.

And do they save and reuse the batch of 'space yeast' or send a fresh batch to space for each brew?

[quickthrower2 → goddtriffin]

Space-hooch!