How did they ferment the beer in the old days? I know that one can spark sourdough from the white-gray fungi that grows on the aspen, but what about beer?
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match said:Yoghurt and cheese were probably discovered through the use of badly cleaned animal stomachs as liquid carriers. Cows stomachs contain large amounts of rennet which is used to separate curds and whey in cheesemaking, and the bacteria responsible for yoghurt production are also found in many animal stomachs.
ilan said:Of course in the old days beer was not as strong as todays brews most being 3% or less as they were for consuming in large amounts as the alcohol tended to kill any more sinister bacterior .
Keith_Beef said:There is a myth going round, that people used to drink beer rather than water due to the fact that the alcohol in the beer made it safer to drink.
Now, while it is true that the water was often unsafe, and that the beer was safer, this had next to nothing to do with the alcohol.
To brew beer, you boil the water and barley to dissolve the sugars and starches. This sterilizes the mash.....