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It isn't the alcohol in beer which makes it safe, it's the brewing process. To brew beer, before fermentation you first have to boil the wort (water + malt +
by DonaldFisk 5y ago
It isn't the alcohol in beer which makes it safe, it's the brewing process. To brew beer, before fermentation you first have to boil the wort (water + malt + hops), and this kills all the pathogens in the water you brewed it from.
- BBC-vs-neolibs 5y agoBut this can not have been how beer was made historically, it sounds much too energy intensive?
- GordonS 5y agoWould the alcohol help keep it safe afterwards though?