It's Safe to Colonize The Moon Now, Japan Has Demonstrated That It's Possible To Make Beer In Space

News Type: Event — Seeded on Wed Dec 3, 2008 9:02 AM EST

Article Source: Telegraph

technology, japan, space, beer, space-exploration, breweries, barley, sapporo, space-beer, space-ale

The extra-terrestrial beverage was the result of a five-month mission during which barley was grown for the first time in a Russian laboratory on board the International Space Station (ISS).

Sapporo Breweries, one of Japan's major breweries, went on to use the crop of barley grown in space to create 100 litres of a 5.5 per cent proof beer aptly named Space Barley.

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Killfile

Mmmmmm.... Space Beer! My read of the article is that they didn't actually do the fermentation in space, so it's important that NASA nail down this final technology hurdle with all speed, but I think this demonstrates that mankind is ready to reach for the stars... and have a pint.

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#1 - Wed Dec 3, 2008 9:28 AM EST

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DolceSpiritus

Is this article for real? I'm not insulting your seed Killfile, in fact I found the article interesting, and I'm curious about it.

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#2 - Wed Dec 3, 2008 11:25 AM EST

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Killfile

The Daily Telegraph is pretty reliable Dolce, so I'd presume it true unless I see something more compelling that rebuts it.

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#2.1 - Wed Dec 3, 2008 1:40 PM EST

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DolceSpiritus

cool thanks! I'm going to check it out further, though I don't know how I feel about astronauts drinking..... :)

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#2.2 - Wed Dec 3, 2008 8:50 PM EST

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Blearc

We're getting there recently Mexican scientists discovered how to create diamonds (film) from tequila. (No joke)

Now all we need is to figure how to get canabis to produce oxygen, oh wait.

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#3 - Wed Dec 3, 2008 11:31 AM EST

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