"On a happy note, it did drive the need for various fermented beverages in the days of yore before we understood water purification."

As a homebrewer, I was told early on that cleanliness was nine-tenths of brewing, as a tiny bit of bacteria can take hold and spoil the whole batch. Just how did fermentation work to purify bacteria-laden water in those days of yore?

Eugene Makovec

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