Tap water hasn't always been available. I imagine beer may have been safer to drink than water
It was safer to drink than water long ago in some places as the alcohol killed off bacteria. At higher percentages it is a preservative of other things including people, see Admiral Nelson.
Adding water to alcohol can lower its overall alcohol content, making it easier to drink and reducing its potency. It can also help to dilute strong flavors or aromas in certain alcoholic beverages. Moreover, adding water can be a way to stretch out a limited supply of alcohol for a longer period of time.
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So the Irish wouldn't take over the world. Actually alcohol was probably discovered by accident but made an excellent preservative for drink making it much safer than water. In those days drinking the water would kill you due to organisms living therein.
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Water does not eliminate alcohol from your blood, time does.
what effect would adding water to a urine sample have on it for suspected drink driving
mostly water and alcohol
The beer was safer to drink, because plain water was often contaminated with bacteria and other impurities.
The beer was safer to drink, because plain water was often contaminated with bacteria and other impurities.
I love soft drinksTwo ways are by adding another soft drink or by simply adding salt.1 more way by adding water to the soft drink. elmo