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The purpose of hops is to offset the sweetness of the malt by adding a butteringbittering element. Hops also act as a natural preservative, which the English used to their advantage when sending their ales to India (hence India Pale Ale or IPA).

A friend of mine recently brewed a raspberry beer without any hops, and it turned out surprisingly good. You can substitute other ingredients for hops, but YMMV.

The purpose of hops is to offset the sweetness of the malt by adding a buttering element. Hops also act as a natural preservative, which the English used to their advantage when sending their ales to India (hence India Pale Ale or IPA).

A friend of mine recently brewed a raspberry beer without any hops, and it turned out surprisingly good. You can substitute other ingredients for hops, but YMMV.

The purpose of hops is to offset the sweetness of the malt by adding a bittering element. Hops also act as a natural preservative, which the English used to their advantage when sending their ales to India (hence India Pale Ale or IPA).

A friend of mine recently brewed a raspberry beer without any hops, and it turned out surprisingly good. You can substitute other ingredients for hops, but YMMV.

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The purpose of hops is to offset the sweetness of the malt by adding a buttering element. Hops also act as a natural preservative, which the English used to their advantage when sending their ales to India (hence India Pale Ale or IPA).

A friend of mine recently brewed a raspberry beer without any hops, and it turned out surprisingly good. You can substitute other ingredients for hops, but YMMV.