wrote:
> The worst beer I ever tasted was some friend's
> homebrew. He made the silly mistake of using
> salt instead of sugar and compounded his crime
> by giving it to an unsuspecting victim.
>
> It looked like beer, smelled like beer and tasted
> like sea water.
Without knowing much about the brewing process, I'm a bit surprised
it contained any alcohol. In yeast baking, sugar is required to feed
the yeast, and salt kills it. I'd expect the same to apply here.