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I specifically said small beer, and that is something that has been commonly served to children in various places even into modern times. Your claim that beer w
by OfSanguineFire 3y ago
I specifically said small beer, and that is something that has been commonly served to children in various places even into modern times. Your claim that beer was too costly also seems to be based on how beer is made and sold today: back then, beer was made without hops, and grain was available to medieval peasants because they were growing it themselves. A sort of beer was drunk by the working classes in Ancient Egypt, it has never been an elite drink.
- User23 3y agoMany people don’t realize that yeast leavened bread is about 1% alcohol and as high as 2%. Obviously we let children eat it. Why would small beer at the same percentage be a problem?
- elcomet 3y agoAlcohol evaporates when the bread cooks
- jameshart 3y agoSeems like the consensus is that some remains. A lot of online sources cite a 1926 study that said bread can have ‘up to 1.9%’ alcohol content. This more recent study from 1998 suggests that 0.4-0.6% ethanol by mass is more typical: https://auventdunord.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/food-alcohol-content.pdf https://auventdunord.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/food-alco...
- User23 3y agoSome of it, but not all of it or even the majority[1]. For reference some breads bake in as little as 20 minutes so a fair bit of alcohol remains. [1] https://www.isu.edu/news/2019-fall/no-worries-the-alcohol-burns-off-during-cookingbut-does-it-really.html https://www.isu.edu/news/2019-fall/no-worries-the-alcohol-bu...
- groestl 3y agoAnd a very ripe banana can have an ABV value of 0.4%.