Alcohol fermentation also produces massive amounts of CO2, the fizz in the beer.

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This is also a type of alcohol that can be made by fermenting sugar (though the fermentation is done by a species of bacterium rather than by yeast), and it has some advantages over ethanol.

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After months of fermentation, this produces a beverage with 12% alcohol, similar to wine.

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