AdvertisementThe basic ingredients for an ancient beerMax Miller relied on a hymn and expert research to try and create an ancient beer.
To make his version, Miller used water, barley, barley flour, a sourdough starter, coriander, cardamom, date syrup, and brewer's yeast.
Some experts aren't sure if ancient beer was even alcoholic at all.
Ancient beer is different from today's alesDon't expect your hymn-inspired homebrew to resemble anything you can buy at the store.
There's also no evidence that ancient beer makers used hops, which is a ubiquitous ingredient today.
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