I decided to leave my grape juice outside for a while and realized . . . it no longer seemed like grape juice . . .
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When I took a look under the microscope, I realized there were organisms thriving inside the juice. The picture underneath seemed to show either paramecium or a specific yeast known as Saccharomyces cerevisiae which is commonly seen in wine.
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As I saw this, I realized these microbes were likely not dangerous because by leaving the grape juice outside, I was actually fermenting the drink to wine. Wine generally has a variety of different microbes in them including the Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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After investigating further, I was confirmed that these were likely microbes normally existing in wine. Microbes such as the Saccharomyces cerevisiae convert sugars into alcohol (also commonly seen in beer and distilled beverages).
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So next time you take a drink of a fermented beverage, just remember the hidden organisms that allowed the drink to exist!
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