C
SECTION C — CHEMISTRY AND METALLURGY
  
CHEMISTRY
 C12
FERMENTATION INDUSTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; YEAST
 C12B
FERMENTATION PROCESSES, APPARATUS, MEDIA AND STARTING MATERIALS OF GENERAL USE

 C12C
BREWING; ETHANOLIC FERMENTATION; PRODUCTION OF YEAST (brewing devices C12L 7/00; cleaning of raw materials A23N)

 C12D
PRODUCTION OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES, OTHER THAN ETHANOL, BY FERMENTATION OR BIOSYNTHESIS (minor chemical modification of existing molecules, e.g. oxidation of steroids C07; separation of optically-active isomers from racemic mixtures C07B 19/02; vinegar C12J)

 C12F
DISTILLATION AND RECTIFICATION OF FERMENTED SOLUTIONS; RECOVERY OF BY-PRODUCTS; DENATURING OF, AND DENATURED, ALCOHOL

 C12G
WINE; OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; PREPARATION THEREOF (beer C12C)

 C12H
PASTEURISATION; STERILISATION; PRESERVATION; PURIFICATION; CLARIFICATION; AGEING

 C12J
VINEGAR; ITS PREPARATION

 C12K
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH; ISOLATION, IDENTIFICATION AND PREPARATION OF MICRO-ORGANISMS, INCLUDING VIRUSES; CELL OR TISSUE CULTURE (cultivation of yeast C12C); MICROBIOLOGICAL MATERIALS AND APPARATUS (isotope separation B01D 59/36)

 C12L
PITCHING AND DEPITCHING MACHINES (cleaning of casks B08B 9/00); BREWING DEVICES; CELLAR TOOLS