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Many people enjoy drinking beer. Beer has been a staple in human history for thousands of years. Though the knowledge of molecules that make the chemistry may not have been known until recent times, knowledge and consumption of beer has been welcomed, praised, and worshiped for more than 7000 years. What is the chemistry of beer? We will examine the components (or elements) of beer and discuss the chemistry behind them and what makes beer so delicious. The first element, water provides the solvent. Grains (or malts) provide carbohydrates. Hops, a modern addition, provide flavor and antibacterial properties. And the fourth element, Yeast, is the organism that makes it all possible with its ability to ferment the sugars to ethanol. All four combined together make what many of us enjoy, Beer.
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