Fermentation may mean:

• Fermentation (biochemistry), the process of energy production in a cell under anaerobic conditions (without oxygen)
• Ethanol fermentation, a form of anaerobic respiration used primarily by yeasts when oxygen is not present in sufficient quantity for normal cellular respiration
• Industrial fermentation, the breakdown and re-assembly of biochemicals for industry, often in aerobic growth conditions

In food science, fermentation may mean:

• Fermentation (food), the conversion of carbohydrates into alcohols or acids under anaerobic conditions used for making certain foods
• Fermentation (wine), the process of fermentation commonly used in winemaking
• Fermentation (beer), the process of fermentation commonly used in brewing beer. Fermentation is the process of deriving energy from the oxidation of organic compounds such as carbohydrates using an endogenous electron acceptor which is See also Fermentation (biochemistry Ethanol fermentation is the biological process by which sugars such as Glucose, Fructose, and Sucrose Fermentation has many important uses in industry Though the word fermentation can have stricter definitions when speaking of it in industrial fermentation it more loosely Food science is a discipline concerned with all technical aspects of Food, beginning with Harvesting or slaughtering, and ending with its Cooking Fermentation in Food processing typically refers to the conversion of Sugar to Alcohol using Yeast under Anaerobic conditions The process of fermentation in Wine is the Catalyst function that turns Grape juice into an Alcoholic beverage. Brewing is the production of Alcoholic beverage and Alcohol fuel through fermentation.
• Fermentation (tea), the name used in the tea industry for the aerobic treatment of tea leaves to break down certain unwanted chemicals and modify others to develop the flavour of the tea

Ferment may refer to:

• Ferment (album), by Catherine Wheel

Tea processing is the method in which the leaves and flushes from Camellia sinensis are transformed into the dried leaves for brewing Tea. Ferment is the first full-length album by the UK band Catherine Wheel, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music)

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