Alcohol is yeast urine! Yeast are tiny animals that, through the process of fermentation, convert sugar plus water into ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide gas. These two products constitute the bodily wastes of yeast. Now multicellular animals give off carbon dioxide when they exhale during the respiratory cycle. But what can be said of the alcohol?
C12H22O11 + H2O → 4 CH3CH2OH + 4 CO2↑
Since ethyl alcohol is a liquid, it can be compared to the water-soluble urine produced by other, more complex, animals.
Never Drink Alcohol Again?
Somehow, I doubt this will stop many persons from drinking beer, wine, or liquor! As squeamish as we may be about what is in our food, what is in our alcoholic beverages is unlikely to deter those who partake. In fact, I enjoy a glass of port or sherry.
Oxidized Yeast Urine
Oh. By the way… Did you know that alcohol, if not preserved, turns to vinegar? Yes, vinegar or acetic acid is the end product of sugar fermentation if bacteria are allowed to reach the alcohol. So, even if you don’t drink alcohol, you haven’t escaped. Vinegar is oxidized yeast urine. Chemically, the reaction is termed oxidation. Here is the chemical process:
CH3CH2OH + O2 → CH3COOH + H2O
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You mean to tell me that vinegar has bacteria? What kind of bacteria?
Yes. And you might find its name reflects that fact: Acetobacter aceti. Here’s an image.
My friend has been calling alcohol “yeast urine” for at least 30 years. Where did YOU come up with that name?
It is the liquid waste of animals. Yeast are animals. It’s easy as 1-2-3.
I never thought of yeast as tiny animals. I guess I thought it was a plant fungus. No, I won’t stop drinking alcohol or using vinegar now. Besides, think of what honey really is.
Funny thing is, Angela, as I’ve been reading your comment, I’ve been sipping on a glass of wine. How ironic is that? I’m not giving it up, either. But now you’ve got me wondering…. What IS honey?
Vincent In fact the fruit juice you just drank a few days back was plant urine and the air you’re breathing in right now is actually tree fart… LOL.
Love it!
So my ham sandwiches are actually Dead Pig and Animal Urine Mixed with Wheat Sandwiches? Sounds yummy!
Beer is desalinated urine.