Earth's changing climate is not just causing increasingly punishing droughts, intense wildfires, and extreme weather, it could disrupt the world's beer supply by as much as 16%. Now, California scientists are brewing up solutions to the dilemma.
In Oakland's Fruitvale district during Oktoberfest, Morgan Cox brews and serves up all kinds of craft beers. On this day, he is making a batch of his Kolsch-style Town Beer.This batch uses 20 bags of malted barley, fresh water, yeast, and just the right amount of hops, the flowering part of the Humulus lupulus plant that gives beer its bitter taste and aroma.
A recent study found warmer temperatures, severe drought, and extreme weather could trigger a decline in the world's beer supply by as much as 16%,"It's one of those things on the horizon that we're keeping a very close eye on," explained University of California, Davis professor Glen Patrick Fox.
Fox's team is looking into how extreme weather can impact the quality of the barley. One finding is that excess heat can alter the size and shape of the grain. "Possibly there's some new methods they could implement that would flag some of these potential problems," said Fox.
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