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Distinguishing Between Fermentation, Brewing And Distillation

fermentation vessels

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<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Most of the alcoholic beverages available in the market today are made either through brewing or distillation&period; Brewing is a process that is most commonly applied in beer making whereas distillation is applied on drinks such as whiskey and vodka&period; On the other hand&comma; fermentation is a process that involves the use of plant sugars in the production of ethanol&comma; and the technique can be applied in both brewing and distillation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-9460 aligncenter" title&equals;"Distinguishing Between Fermentation&comma; Brewing And Distillation " alt&equals;"Distinguishing Between Fermentation&comma; Brewing And Distillation " src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;medusamagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2013&sol;11&sol;home2&period;jpg" width&equals;"561" height&equals;"268" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Basically&comma; in fermentation&comma; sugars including glucose are put into fermentation vessels and this result in the production of ethanol and carbon dioxide&period; For fermentation to occur&comma; brewers add yeast to a plant product&comma; which is then put in an airtight environment&period; The yeast makes the plant sugars to break down thus leading to the release of a number of waste porducst&period;Of all the waste produced&comma; however&comma; ethanol is the most important one seeing as it is the substance that is very much used in making alcohol&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Where fermentation is used in brewing&comma; grain such as barley may be dried&comma; milled&comma; soaked in water and heated after which hops and other ingredients may be added&period; At this point&comma; yeast may be added as well so as to facilitate fermentation in the fermentation vessels&period; Once the fermentation occurs&comma; the mixture is removed from the tank and taken through further processing &period;To complete the procedure&comma; the mixture is filtered before it is considered ready for consumption&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">On the other hand&comma; distillation involves separation of different liquids through heat&period; During the production of distilled alcoholic drinks&comma; the first steps are very similar to what occurs in brewing&period; In this case&comma; the distiller soaks the grain in water after it germinates&comma; and then the grain is roasted&comma; grounded and mixed with water before yeast is added to the fermentation vessels to assist in the fermentation process&period; At this point&comma; the mixture is also heated and the vapor that is produced is condensed&comma; which results in a drink that is high in alcohol content&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Apart from distillation and brewing&comma; fermentation can also be applied in producing other alcoholic beverages such as wine&period; The process is very commonly applied in bread making as well&period; In this case&comma; yeast is added to dough and then allowed to ferment&period; As the dough is being baked&comma; the ethanol in the mixture evaporates and in the process&comma; carbon dioxide is emitted&period; It is this carbon dioxide content that forms bubbles which then make bread to rise&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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