Arts & Culture
The Craft Meet the alchemists behind St. Albert’s craft brewers and distillers. BY MARKWELL LYON; PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRENDA LAKEMAN
A WATERY MASH of grain or fruit and a sprinkling of yeast—at one
time, alcoholic fermentation must have seemed like some kind of mysterious witchcraft. Thanks to science, though, we now know how yeast cells convert sugars and starches into ethyl alcohol, the basis of all alcoholic drinks. The mystery may be gone, but for those who make beer and spirits today, the magic undoubtedly remains. 12 T8Nmagazine.com 12 T8Nmagazine.com
