• itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Alcohol is made from sugars fermenting with the aid of yeast. What’s not vegan about that?

    And fossil fuel is mostly dead plant matter

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      Gelatin, mainly from pig and cow bones/cartilage is occasionally used as a clarifying agent in beers. Most large breweries do not use it.

      Isinglass, harvested from the swim bladders of some fish, is sometimes used in wine production.

      If you want to keep track of breweries and wineries that do not use these animal products, a good resource is www.barnivore.com

            • BeeegScaaawyCripple@lemmy.world
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              yeah, i agree that using the animal parts at all makes it not vegan. it’s a process i never thought of until trying to use gelatin to clean up my reused cooking oil (the gelatin grabbed all the schmutz then formed a puck on the top if i remember), and while i’m not surprised it’s done with wine and potentially other alcohols this is all new to me. I love learning new shit so thanks for bringing this up.