r/Snorkblot • u/netphilia • 9h ago

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u/IndependentNote8427 6h ago edited 2h ago

Why would DNA help with the recipe? DNA from the yeast? I doubt it’s preserved. Even if it is, that’s not a recipe. The genetic code doesn’t tell you how long they boiled the mash. 

Edit: Metaphorical DNA, not literal. 

Edit: Maybe they’d find some rat DNA, validating the myth that Guinness’ signature taste was from rats that fell into the fermentation chambers. A story immortalized in the Dropkick Murphys song “good rats” https://youtu.be/dnjs1gYf27w?is=QygDjBmx8t-aBfQp

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u/IamTheCeilingSniper 6h ago

IIRC they lost the original strain of yeast.

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u/Floopynupes 6h ago

In that case, the 'recipe' part of the post would be a miscommunication.

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u/Chilkoot 2h ago

Kind of. There are brewers and BJCP's that would argue the yeast strain constitutes as much as 70% of a beer's flavour.