PSB 3444 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Blood Alcohol Content, Proof Test, Alcohol Dehydrogenase
23 Jul 2018
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Sugar is dissolved in water and left exposed to the air, the mixture is invaded by yeasts which consume the sugar and multiply rapidly. The metabolic processes of the yeasts convert the sugar into ethanol and carbon dioxide. Process of purifying alcohol by removing the water. Begins with ordinary fermentation of a sugary substance. When fermentation is completed, the mixture is heated. Because alcohol has a lower boiling point than water, the vapor given off will have a higher content of vaporized alcohol than the original product. When this vapor is condensed after cooling, the resulting fluid will also contain a higher percentage of alcohol. Brandy: result of distilling wine and whiskey: distilled from fermented grains were the first popular spirits. Distilled spirits or hard liquor usually have an alcoholic content of about. How much alcohol is in your blood. Measured in mg per 100ml of blood.
