So This Is Christmas

Merry Christmas is such an infectious feeling I like to feel that way all year around.

So if you are visiting just before Christmas, just after Christmas or even here on Christmas day I am sure you will find something of interest for you and in the spirit of Christmas.

It may be said that Christmas is no longer a celebration but this must be spoken by people that have never had trouble closing their eyes on Christmas Eve in an expectation of what maybe left for them on the carpet under the tree.

I continue to look forward to the surprise on my Grandchild's faces to this day at Christmas events.

Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas

Monday, December 3, 2012

Sugar Plus Yeast Equals Ethanol

By Dan Sutton


Producing alcohol is a breeze. It occurs naturally when yeast comes into contact with sugars. Fermentation, or alcohol production, occurs when yeast metabolizes sugars. The byproduct from the yeast is alcohol and CO2.

In order to create alcohol one just needs to have a solution or juice that's high in sugar and add yeast. When making wine the sugars come from the grapes . Winemakers will harvest the grapes once the sugar content is just right for making wine. Beer makers make use of a combination of malted barley, cereals and grains and lots of water (mash). But bear in mind, the brewers must cook the mash in order to convert the starches into fermentable sugars. Winemakers do not have this issue because the sugars inside the grapes are readily available to be fermented. Making whiskey is much like making beer. However, the product after ferment will be distilled to make a beverage which is around 40% alcohol by volume. The mixture of various grains and cereals will in the end determine the taste, flavor profile, of the final results.

The most popular yeast put to use in wineries, breweries and distilleries is Saccharomyces cerevisiae. It truly is one of the most common species of yeast utilized to make alcoholic products. Having been used since ancient times in brewing and baking it is believed that yeast was first isolated from grapes skins. Often you can see on the skin of grapes a light colored film which is partially made up of yeast. Brewers, distillers and winemakers will pick specific strains of yeast to add certain flavor elements. Yeast selection is also critical for the solution that it will be required to ferment. Some yeast strains do better in high pH whereas others do better with a lower pH solution. As the yeast metabolizes the sugars the concentration of alcohol rises which kills the yeast. This is the reason why it's difficult to ferment a mash to an alcohol level over eighteen percent. To make a higher alcohol content product you must distill the fermented mash.

What might you make alcohol with? Nearly anything with sugar. This includes beet pulp, apples, grains, etc. Some individuals use animal feed like cracked corn to produce whiskey mash. As long as there are fermentable sugars it can certainly be converted to alcohol.

There are plenty of sites on the web that have posted different recipes for making alcohol. For instance, one simple recipe is to use concentrated grape or apple juice, sugar and water. There is no cooking involved. Just pitch the yeast and let the magic happen.




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