[SteveH]

One day he ate some seed that had gotten wet and had fermented.

I read somewhere that beer was first made from old bread and dates-- an ancient Egyptian formula, which has been replicated by some microbreweries as a curiosity.

[Chode]

yeah... I read that too and that the workers that built the Pyramids were paid in grain etc to make meed/beer from as part of their pay, those that weren't slaves that is.

[boop]

Also "pruno" in prisons is made from grape juice with a slice of bread dropped in and fermented. Interesting article.