Successfully recreate the world's oldest beer from the wreck

Scientists in Australia have successfully brewed an 18th-century beer after sampling yeast from a beer bottle left over a wrecked merchant ship.

In 1797, the merchant ship named Sydney Cove was sunk at the Australian coast on a journey from Calcutta, India to Sydney. The ship has remained in the sea for hundreds of years, before being discovered by divers in the 90s of the last century.

Among the artifacts collected from the wreck there were beer bottles, and over 200 years later, scientists successfully brewed this 18th-century beer.

Some beer bottles and utensils are found in the shipwreck.(Source: independent.co.uk).

Called Preservation Ale , this beer is "light and refreshing" , and is believed to be the oldest beer to date.

This success was achieved by scientists at the Victoria Queen's Art Gallery-Museum in Tasmania, Australia cultivating a live yeast taken from an intact bottle of beer picked up from the sea floor. The yeast sample helped them create beer with the same flavor as the beer produced in the 18th century.

In a press release called "The World's Oldest Beer," the conservationist of the Queen Victoria Museum, David Thurrowgood, says this yeast " is a rare three-dimensional combination that is related to yeast. bread, yeast and wine yeast " , and " a revolutionary yeast of pre-industrial era ".

Richard Mulvaney, director of the museum, said they are planning to produce more Preservation Ale beer.

"We will study both wine and spirits on board. It is possible that we will be able to reconstruct all other drinks in history as well. The bottles of drinks on board also help us learn more about molecules. Ancient wine and comparing the difference with modern wine as well as health benefits, and studying other microorganisms that can be used in the food industry 220 years ago. "