I've been reading up on the history of IPA's and some sites are saying that the Brittish added large quantity of hops which increased the alcohol in the beer.
What quantity of hops is needed to increase the alchohol and how is the alchohol increased? are there sugars in the hops?
What quantity of hops is needed to increase the alchohol and how is the alchohol increased? are there sugars in the hops?