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The idea is by making it beer you keep safe water safe for longer. It doesn't sound particularly weird to me (I don't know if it was really a common practice in
by raincole 1y ago
The idea is by making it beer you keep safe water safe for longer. It doesn't sound particularly weird to me (I don't know if it was really a common practice in medieval Europe.)
- qwytw 1y agoBefore hopping and such (didn't become widespread until the 1200-1400s) beer didn't really last that long. Without refrigeration, modern bottling and almost sterile conditions in modern factories beer will go bad very fast.
- IAmBroom 1y agoThat's a hypothesis. Provide any data whatsoever that this was a consideration. Beer also makes water a more pleasant color. That too could be a reason to drink it. Or, either idea could be irrelevant.