Space Beer Has Landed
Sure, add more hops and make extreme beer Dogfish Head brewery. But, can you beat space beer. Yeah, I didn't think so.
The Japanese constantly amaze me with their cute, weird, or just plain awesome inventions. Though this time, it wasn't just the Japanese. The 100 percent barley beer, called "Space Barley," was grown in a Russian laboratory on an International Space Station. The resulting beer was a collaboration of the Russian Academy of Science, Okayama University in Japan and Sapporo Breweries.
The beer will not be sold to the public, but the knowledge gained will be used for space science projects and educational programs for children, Sapporo said. Barley can be cultivated in outer space without much difficulty, according to Sapporo, which intends to compare the nutritive constituents of malt and beer made from space barley with those made from the Earth-grown kind.
But, but, I want some now! Anybody else want to try beer grown in space?
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8 Comments:
Hah. "space science projects".
Despite being years and years away from human space travel or even a significant living in space, we are concerned with making sure we can make beer in space.
"Earth control to ISS. Your mission today. Get drunk. Then please note if it feels any different from getting drunk on Earth. Also don't break anything."
wunami at 6:47PM on 12/21/08
OMG - they invented Quatro-triticali...Beware the Tribble infestation soon to follow
taoistpunk at 7:56PM on 12/21/08
"Education programs for children"... Beer, making the lives of children everywhere Much Better.
@wunami: I suppose it's fairly easy not to break things in zero-gravity. It's the perfect solution to falling off your bar stool!
pixyhead at 8:18PM on 12/21/08
There used to be a beer made in Florida called "ORBIT," made entirely from earthly ingredients but very potent, two cans and you felt you were in orbit.
TresChienChaud at 8:49PM on 12/21/08
Can you "grow" beer? I thought from the article that the barley was grown in space but the beer itself was brewed on planet Earth.
Michele Humes at 9:01AM on 12/22/08
Now can the Russians perfect "space vodka?" that would be the true test.
jaywarner at 9:29AM on 12/22/08
i would try it....as long as it's not in powdery form like astronaut ice cream-wouldn't that be weird, eating beer?
gastronomeg at 10:44AM on 12/22/08
I'd drink it.
shoneyjoe at 11:59AM on 12/22/08