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01 20th, 2008| 
1. What is it?
Yeast, is a fungi or a living organism that absorbs food. It doesn’t require a partner to reproduce itself and is therefore labeled ‘asexual’.
2. Purpose
Yeast is used for two common household or commercial purposes.
1. To make bread and other food / medicinal products.
2. To make ethanol (Alcohol).
Without yeast, you can’t make alcohol. As you read earlier in Chapter 4, it is yeast combined with sugar that creates ethanol (Alcohol) and carbon dioxide.
The reaction that creates ethanol (Alcohol) and carbon dioxide is called fermentation - or a process which organic substance are broken down into simpler substance.
3. Which kind to use?
The most common type of yeast is Saccharomyces cerevisiae. It has been in used since ancient times for baking and alcohol making and brewing. Also it is the most studied yeast for cell and molecular biology.
The type of yeast you should use with the Home Booze Kit is the Lalvin-EC118. With just one packet, you can make 18 liters worth of wine or booze. That’s nine two liter bottles!
Also with the Home Booze Kit, you get one packet of the Lalvin-EC118 Yeast for FREE!
4. Where to get it?
Now you can get the same yeast for less than $2 bucks a pack! Plus with one pack, you can make about 18 liters worth of wine. To find a supplier near you, do the following:
Visit the following URL: http://local.google.com/
Type in the following in the search bar: wine making
You should now see tons of wine making suppliers in your own local community. Simply contact the one closest to you and get your very own Lalvin EC-1118 packet of yeast.
Now you have all the necessary material to make your own wine or turn your favorite juice into a delicious alcoholic beverage.