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== Microbe Research Data ==
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Here is a link to a GoogleDocs spreadsheet. It contains the complete results of 65 yeast tests done on a 256x256 block in eastern Alcyone. The block is bounded by 2304, 2048 and 2560, 1792. Tests were done approximately every 32 coords. At the bottom is some summary data. Feel free to analyze it to find the pattern(s). None are apparent yet.
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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqC85wlkk1CfdGNPbG9jT2Etc1V2VWZrOFlfRHIxM0E#gid=0
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Note that all except 3 microbes appear somewhere in the block. It is likely that all 100 appear in each block, but I am not going to do the 62K+ additional tests to confirm it. Solaris believes (and I agree) that the "seal time" probably varies instead of the distribution of the microbes. If the seal time for a microbe at a point is less than zero, that microbe does not appear in the test results for that point.
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The "sort key 1" in column A sorts lines 7-71 as rows across the block, from west to east. So rows 7-14 are the northern "edge" of the block, and lines 63-71 are the southern edge of the block. One of the blocks has two locations within it. Spreadsheet rows 72-95 contain data for various points just outside the primary block.

Revision as of 00:14, 13 September 2011

Microbes are employed in the process of brewing beer. Their distribution in the game is fixed and location-specific. Egyptian brewers may encounter 100 numbered microbes, coming in one of four types:

  • Yeasts are beneficial microbes which convert the sugar in a brew to alcohol. At least one yeast is required in order to make drinkable beer.
  • Acetobacter convert sugar into acetic acid (vinegar). This will ruin a brew in large enough quantities, in addition to producing a sour flavor.
  • Lactobacilli convert sugar into lactic acid, also a sour flavor.
  • Molds convert sugar into mold. Mold is flavorless, but too much of it will render a beer undrinkable.

There are 51 yeasts in the game along with 12 acetobacter, 25 lactobacilli, and 12 molds.


Microbe Characteristics

All microbes consume the sugar (glucose and maltose) in a brew, converting it into their product (either alcohol, acetic acid, lactic acid, or mold) on a 1:1 basis. This process also consumes vitamins in the brew.

The various yeasts, as the most important microbes for brewing, have their own page.

The undesirable microbes have fewer characteristics than do yeasts. For one thing, they do not produce flavors. (Acetobacter and lactobacilli do, however, produce acetic acid and lactic acid, respectively, both of which impart a sour flavor to beer.)

It appears that the undesirable microbes do have an alcohol cap, much the way yeasts do, though this only comes into play when there is an alcohol-producing yeast in the brew. In absence of alcohol, there is no limit to the amount of acid or mold a microbe can produce, provided there is enough sugar and vitamins to work with.

All microbes possess an individual glucose floor and maltose floor. These dictate the amount of sugar (glucose and maltose) which the microbe will leave uneaten in a brew.


List of Microbes


Microbe Research Data

Here is a link to a GoogleDocs spreadsheet. It contains the complete results of 65 yeast tests done on a 256x256 block in eastern Alcyone. The block is bounded by 2304, 2048 and 2560, 1792. Tests were done approximately every 32 coords. At the bottom is some summary data. Feel free to analyze it to find the pattern(s). None are apparent yet.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqC85wlkk1CfdGNPbG9jT2Etc1V2VWZrOFlfRHIxM0E#gid=0

Note that all except 3 microbes appear somewhere in the block. It is likely that all 100 appear in each block, but I am not going to do the 62K+ additional tests to confirm it. Solaris believes (and I agree) that the "seal time" probably varies instead of the distribution of the microbes. If the seal time for a microbe at a point is less than zero, that microbe does not appear in the test results for that point.

The "sort key 1" in column A sorts lines 7-71 as rows across the block, from west to east. So rows 7-14 are the northern "edge" of the block, and lines 63-71 are the southern edge of the block. One of the blocks has two locations within it. Spreadsheet rows 72-95 contain data for various points just outside the primary block.

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