SC - Trenchers Oh my!

[Stefan li Rous]

> I believe we determined that the problem with those particular trenchers
> was that they were seriously lacking in leaven (due to the substitution of
> beer for the 'thick beer' sourdough starter), which would cause them to
> not expand anyway!

is it just plain possible that the alcohol in the beer killed off the native
yeast
that would have given SOME leaven and make it a brick?

Cadoc