Hops are the key ingredient that turn beer into beer. If you want to be an expert, here's what you need to know. Food & Wine / Hopsy / Dziggyfoto / Getty Images Hops have fueled the modern beer ...

While it might seem complex to anyone who has never brewed their own beer, at its essence, beer is made of only a handful of ingredients. To brew beer, all you need are water, a grain (most often ...