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helIy posted...

and no, there really isn't. they're unfounded claims. there's only two, one having to do with ethanol production, and one having to do with chickens.

"Hop cones contain different oils, such as lupulin, a yellowish, waxy substance, an oleoresin, that imparts flavor and aroma to beer. Lupulin contains lupulone and humulone, which possess antibiotic properties, suppressing bacterial growth favoring brewer's yeast to grow.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humulone

"Studies of humulone have determined that it possesses a variety of biological activities in vitro including antioxidant[7][8] and cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitory activities.[9][10] Antimicrobial properties of humulone are antiviral[11] and antibacterial."

Helly got given some knowledge.
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I'm either failing at a silly joke or trying to help.
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