TAM Card Exam with Questions and Answers

TAM Card Exam with Questions and Answers What is alcohol? ANSWER - organic molecule available in liquid form - chemical substance - a drug defined by federal regulatory agencies including the FDA and the TTS - aka ethanol and ethyl alcohol How is beverage alcohol formed? ANSWER Through fermentation of a variety of products (grains, corn, potato mashes, fruit juices, beet and cane sugar molasses) Anaerobic glycolysis About how much ethanol does a mixture contain during initial fermentation? ANSWER 3-5% How do you make a mixture have a higher concentration of ethanol? ANSWER Since the yeast in fermentation becomes inactive after it reaches 3-5%, distillation is needed to generate a higher concentration of ethanol How do you measure the amount of alcohol beverage? ANSWER Proof; equal to twice the percentage of ethyl alcohol it contains How much alcohol is in 100 proof ethanol? 50 proof? ANSWER 50%, 25% Standard drink ANSWER 12 oz beer, 5 oz wine, 1.5 oz liquor (distilled spirits)