Alcohol-free beer is fizzing

Re:Alcohol-free beer is fizzing by messe on Friday July 09, 2021 @02:15PM (#27786708)

> I don't think we're likely to replace alcohol any time soon - even with other relatively popular things like cannabis. The effects are more predictable and enjoyable by more people.

Ease of manufacturing is also a major factor. All you need is sugar, water, yeast (which can come from a multitude of sources), and patience.

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Re:Alcohol-free beer is fizzing by romwell on Friday July 09, 2021 @07:46PM (#27789730)

Um, I don't see how that's easier than cannabis.

With cannabis, all you need is... cannabis. No patience required.

Sugar, historically, has not been available or even cheap.

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Re:Alcohol-free beer is fizzing by messe on Saturday July 10, 2021 @01:58AM (#27791452)

> Sugar, historically, has not been available or even cheap.

Sugars are commonplace. If you can make bread, you can make beer.

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Re:Alcohol-free beer is fizzing by romwell on Saturday July 10, 2021 @03:06PM (#27795666)

Making bread required agricultural advances, and it's a complex, labor-intensive, multi-step process (as is anything that has to do with grains).

Making alcohol by fermenting fruits is comparatively much easier, but then again, cultivating and harvesting fruits is a pretty laborious process.

Then actually brewing beer is not that simple.

Even today, with availability of source materials and technology, homebrewing is a rather involved hobby. Same with producing wine that's drinkable.

On the other side, we have literally a weed that needs very little to grow, and requires nearly zero processing.

I really see no comparison here.

The theory that we started making alcohol for food safety/nutrition reasons makes the most sense to me.

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