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Not from barley but rice, other grains and a tuber. Beer is actually documented in Ancient Egypt and Iraq. The earliest evidence for beer is in Israel about 1
by mc32 5y ago
Not from barley but rice, other grains and a tuber.
Beer is actually documented in Ancient Egypt and Iraq. The earliest evidence for beer is in Israel about 11kya. So this is relatively close.
- hinoki 5y agoIs it still beer when made from rice? Barley is germinated to convert the starches to sugar before brewing. I don’t think that’s an option with rice, you need two funguses, one to cover the starch to sugar (koji), and the other to convert the sugar to alcohol (yeast). For whatever reason that usually gets called wine. EDIT: > Wang and his colleagues also found yeast and mold, key ingredients in fermentation. So maybe yes?
- StanislavPetrov 5y agoLots of beer is still made from rice (at least partially), including some of the biggest brands in the world like Budweiser. >Budweiser is produced using barley malt, rice, water, hops and yeast.