What is Ethanol fermentation?
[[File:Mie Baguette de tradition France.jpg|thumb|When baking bread, the carbon dioxide from the fermentation will cause the bread to rise. The alcohol will evaporate during the baking process]] [[File:Nymburk-postrizinske-pivo.JPG|thumb|Alcoholic fermentation of beer.]] [[File:Bierkrug retuschiert.JPG|thumb|A mug of beer, as the product of the fermentation]] '''Ethanol fermentation''' is a [[fermentation]] process that converts [[sugar]] into cellular energy, producing [[ethanol]], and [[carbon dioxide]]. Because ethanol is an [[alcohol]], it is also known as '''alcoholic fermentation'''. [[Yeast]] will do this without using [[oxygen]], the process is [[anaerobic]]. It also happens in some kind of [[fish]], where it produces energy, when there is little oxygen. Ethanol fermentation has many uses, including the production of [[Alcoholic drink|alcoholic drinks]] (such as [[beer]] or [[wine]]), the production of [[ethanol fuel]], and the cooking of [[bread]]. [[Category:Fermentation]]