how to win friends and intoxicate people
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Strange Passions lightning talk on the fermenting arts from Strange Loop 2010TRANSCRIPT
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strange passionshow to win friends and intoxicate people
a hacker’s guide to home brewing
eleanor mchugh
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a little backgroundfermentation is a natural process
it’s powered by yeast and sugar
like most biology it also needs water
yeast eats sugar and excretes alcohol
carbon dioxide waste adds bubbles
and together they kill harmful bacteria
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motivationcheaper than commercial alcohol
no odious alcohol taxes
experiment with new flavours
bucket chemistry is fun
satisfaction of a job well done
being self-sufficient
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bucketshould be sealable
a tap will help with getting your precious brew out later
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sterilisernever use dirty equipmentas methanol poisoning will
send you blind
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kettlebrewing requires a lot of hot water so a good kettle helps
this poor kettle gave it’s life to make this presentation
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airlockbrewing generates a lot of
carbon dioxide so you need a lid that takes a bung and
airlock if you want to avoid messy accidents
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sugargood old granulated sucrose,a brewer’s second-best friend
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yeastwithout yeast there’ll be no fermentation and no alcohol
you probably also want some thiamine to act as a nutrient
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the wine kitcontains fruit concentrate, yeast, various wine-making
chemicals (bentonite, pectolase, etc.) and is a good way to start your adventures
three weeks to brewone month to mature
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wine
beloved drink of poets and sinners
can be made with any fruit or legume
grapes are a particular favourite
wine yields 11+% alcohol content
and is available in handy kit form
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homebrewbeer can be made by mixing malt extract (maltose) with sugar and fermenting at
room temperature
ten days to fermenttwo weeks or more to mature
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beerbeer is made by fermenting cereals
it yields up to 12% alcohol content
3 lb maltose + 6 lb sucrose = 5 gallons
add hop extract for a crisp flavour
add molasses for richness
add milk protein for creaminess
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cidermix enough apple squash concentrate to make five
gallons with 6 lb of sugar and a teaspoon of lemon juice
one week to fermenttwo weeks or more to mature
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other options
ginger beer
lemonade
fig wine
cola wine
if it’s got sugar it will probably ferment
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