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Are white and brown sugar chemically the same thing? Would one of them be easier for yeast to break down and turn into alcohol?
Are white and brown sugar the same thing?
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White and brown sugar are chemically similar, with brown sugar being less refined than white sugar. The impurities present in brown sugar can provide nutrients beneficial for yeast during fermentation, potentially making it a better option for brewing. While the fermentation process may yield a different flavor profile, the chemical composition remains largely the same. Distilling alcohol from brown sugar may result in a smoother taste experience.
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- Investigate flavor profiles of alcohol produced from different sugars
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Brown sugar is just sugar that's less highly refined than the white kind. Brown sugar might be better for fermentation than white, since some of the impurities in it are nutrients which the yeast might like. I'm not sure of this, however...you might want to ask a brewer. I DO think that C2H5OH made from brown sugar would be tastier, though.
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Well I plan to distill it so it will just taste like water that burns on the way down and makes you incredibly charming 
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