Which microbe is commonly used for the production of alcoholic beverages like wine, beer, whisky, brandy, and rum?

Step-by-step solution

Microbes especially yeasts have been used from time immemorial for the production of beverages like wine, beer, whisky, brandy or rum. For this purpose the same yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae used for bread-making and commonly called brewer’s yeast , is used for fermenting malted cereals and fruit juices, to produce ethanol.