How can the same amount of beer and hard liquor have such different alcohol %. What exactly is different?
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Answer: It depends on the amount of sugar that is fermented during the brewing/distilling process. In both processes grains are soaked in water which activate enzymes that create fermentable sugars. Yeast is added to the sugar water mixture and feeds on the sugar. The byproducts of that reaction are ethanol(alcohol) and carbon dioxide. The amount of sugar and the duration of the yeast reaction determine the percentage of alcohol in the mixture.
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