The Crabtree effect is where Saccharomyces and Brettanomyces yeasts digest carbohydrates both anaerobically – producing ethanol, an antiseptic – and aerobically. Most yeasts in the presence of both sugar and oxygen prefer to only convert these to carbon dioxide and water, which is considerably more efficient but doesn’t deter competitors for that sweet, sweet sugar.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/08/03/why-isnt-bread-alcoholic/
Wait till you learn about oxygen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Oxidation_Event
TLDR: Cyanobacteria produced oxygen, a highly effective toxin, through photosynthesis. Changing the earth’s atmosphere, killing almost all other lifeforms.
Then us humans are like. I’m into that shit, but not too much.