Tag: option b: biotechnology and bioinformatics

• Distillation is the process by which water is removed from a mixture of ethanol and water. During distillation, alcohol and water are separated from each other using the difference in their boiling points.
• Whisky, brandy and rum are produced by distillation of the fermented broth. 
• Hence the alcoholic beverage formed by distillation id Brandy.
• So, the correct answer is 'Brandy'.

The germinated grains are used for the preparation of malt. The grains are dried and transformed to form a mixture which is known as malt. The grains are germinated by soaking in water. The process of germination is stopped by drying the grains. The germinated grains contain many enzymes which can be collected together to prepare an enzyme preparation. These are active enzymes which can be used for the process of conversion of the sugars into smaller components which can be used for the growth of organisms in the preparation of alcoholic beverages. Malt is prepared from barley grains and not from rice, wheat, and citrus. Thus, the correct answer is option B.

When a wine bottle is exposed to air, its contents get oxidize. It gets contaminated by aerobic bacteria Acetobacter aceti. This bacteria turn the alcohol in wine into acetic acid. This will turn wine sour and gives it a vinegar taste. 

Microbial production of one of the organic feedstocks from plant substances such as molasses is presently used for ethanol production. The commercial production is carried out with Saccha­romyces cerevisiae. Saccharomyces cerevisiae starts producing ethanol at the rate of 10% (v/v) with 10-20g cells dry weight/lit. The reduction in fermentation time is accomplished use of ceil recycling continuously in fermentation.