The marvel of fermentation

One of the great things about homebrewing is that you get to observe every part of the brewing process. As my fermenter continues to bubble (less often now) behind me, I was thinking of the marvel of fermentation. Funny that an organism (yeast) can change one substance (sugar) into another (alcohol), making it so much more interesting!

Anyway, Unibroue has a nice high-level description of beer fermentation, for anyone unfamiliar. Of course, Wikipedia is a good amalgam of brewing experience on the web to help with basic terms.

Best to look at Bodensatz too.