What is "zymology"

Zymology \Zy*mol"o*gy\, n. [Zyme + -logy: cf. F. zymologie.] A treatise on the fermentation of liquors, or the doctrine of fermentation. [Written also zumology.]

n. 1 (context zymurgy English) A treatise on the fermentation of liquors, or the doctrine of fermentation. 2 The science of or knowledge concerning fermentation.

Zymology, also known as zymurgy (from the Greek: ζύμωσις+ἔργον, "the workings of fermentation") is an applied science which studies the biochemical process of fermentation and its practical uses. Common topics include the selection of fermenting yeast and bacteria species and their use in brewing, wine making, fermenting milk, and the making of other fermented foods.