An amateur brewer in Utah gathered rare figs and a strain of yeast from 850 B.C. to make a sour, fruity concoction inspired by ancient Egyptian recipes. An amateur brewer in Utah gathered rare figs and a strain of yeast from 850 B.C. to make a sour, fruity concoction inspired by ancient Egyptian recipes. Beer, Cooking and Cookbooks, Microbiology, Archaeology and Anthropology, Egyptian Civilization, Yeast, Blackley, Seamus NYT > Science