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Miracle brew: hops, barley, water, yeast and the nature of beer

6th September 20176th September 2017 Louise Jack

  Do you like beer? Do you fully understand the process of brewing beer? There is no doubt that beer is a highly popular alcoholic drink but how many of those who enjoy it stop to think about how its four ingredients – hops, malted barley, water and yeast – miraculously combine.  

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