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How are alcoholic beverages made ?

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1. The conversion of pyruvate to ethanol takes place in malted barley and grapes through fermentation. Yeasts carryout this process under anaerobic conditions and this conversion increases ethanol concentration.
2. If the concentration increases, it's toxic effect kills yeast cells and the left out is called beer and wine respectively
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