Usually I propose a weak maltose, protein and hop-acid solution in a base of ~5% ethanol to 95% water...

I don't know, it's a hugely complex area. All I can say is it sticks in my craw when things like the Lik-Sang debacle happen in Europe, but at the same time we see industry disappearing abroad. At the moment the big interests seem to be having their cake and eating it too.