• Chump [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      1 year ago

      If you’ve ever heard someone talk about a beer being skunked, they’re referring to it having gone bad. Happens more easily than you’d think and especially with beer, where the Abv isn’t really high

      • SchillMenaker [he/him]@hexbear.net
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        Skunked beer is from oxidation of hop compounds, not biological spoilage. Beer can be contaminated with undesirable microbes but the dangerous ones can’t grow in the low pH and alcoholic (even when it’s low abv) environment.