Shenoy: Beer is the hardest alcohol to produce because flaws cannot hide
Suraj Shenoy · Ep #18 | WTF, Alcohol is a $70B Business in India? | Nikhil Kamath explores Gaps & Opportunities · Nikhil Kamath · Jul 3, 2024 · at 2:45:56
Suraj Shenoy explains alcohol production science and why beer fermentation requires extreme precision compared to distilled spirits.
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“That's why beer is the hardest because you have no room to hide. You're just doing pure fermentation. It's the hardest thing to do because you make a mistake. Anybody will catch.”
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