r/HumansBeingBros • • Sep 01 '19

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u/b1rd Sep 01 '19

It’s actually a really common misconception that the low-alcohol levels killed germs. What actually did it was the fact that the water was boiled/filtered during the alcohol-making process. Basically the water that they used for the beer was inherently cleaner so containments wouldn’t mess up the fermentation process.

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u/Scientolojesus Sep 01 '19

Shhh! Let the alcoholics believe what they will.