Plant Depressants: Alcohol

Question 1

Ethanol

Answer 1

• Yeast-unicellular fungi, reproduce clonally by budding
• Convert sugars to carbon dioxide
• Brewing strains grow more slowly, tolerate higher amounts of alcohol, produce fewer secondary waste products
• Anaerobic breakdown of sugars to ethanol and carbon dioxide
• Sugar source from high-sucrose fruits or malted grains

Question 2

MAJOR GROUPS OF BEVERAGES:

Answer 2

• Beer (cereal grains)
  
  • Hops preserves and flavours beer
• Wine and cider (fruit juices)
• Mead (honey)