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Short method. Sanitation is key. If you have an autoclave, sterilize your tools ahead of time. Otherwise, wash everything with an iodine solution or, if there are no other options, ethanol. Contamination is your enemy. Everything must be clean. Boil the handkerchiefs, rubber bands, sample jars, and lids. 1. Grind up your 'grains' (but not so much that it becomes powder). 2. Place your 'grains' in coffee pot (not the filter basket, the carafe). 3. Run 2 cups of clean water through coffee maker and let it sit on the hot plate for an hour. This releases all the good chemicals from you 'grains' and creates a fluid called wort. 4. Strain the wort through the coffee filter and place the filter full of 'grain' into the filter basket. Add the 'malt' to the filter basket. Pour the strained liquid back into coffee maker and add 1 cup of water. 5. Run the wort through the coffee maker 5 times, each time adding 1 cup of w...

Baking bread in a pre-heated casserole dish produces a sort of baker’s oven effect. Using beer adds a deep, malty flavor to the bread. Makes one large loaf. Ingredients: 3 - cups finely ground spelt flour 1 1/2 - cups coarsely ground wheat 3/4 - cups coarsely ground rye 1 - tsp. dry yeast 2.5 - cups water 1.5 - cups (3.5 dl) beer More coarsely ground rye flour or corn meal for baking   Preparation: Mix all the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. Slowly pour in the water, followed by the beer. Continue mixing/kneading until everything has been mixed together. The dough should be fairly loose and it will not be necessary to knead it for long. Cover and leave overnight in the fridge, or for 3 to 5 hours at room temperature. Pre-heat the oven to 480 Fahrenheit. Place a large iron casserole dish with a lid in the oven. Sprinkle the coarsely ground rye flour of (corn meal) on the bottom of the hot casserole dish and pour in the dough. Place the lid on to...

Looking at making wine and beer. Making wine: http://www.instructables.com/id/Quicky-guide-to-making-wine/ Making beer: http://www.instructables.com/id/Yet-another-home-made-beer/

For those of us who do not drink.7up with just enough Rootbeer to tint the drink the right color.

Confederate coffee:  http://www.instructables.com/id/Confederate-coffee-or-tea-recipe/ A little wine:  http://www.instructables.com/id/Quicky-guide-to-making-wine/ A little beer: http://www.instructables.com/id/Yet-another-home-made-beer/

Though using a coffee maker is not technically computing, we did talk about making pasta in a coffee maker in an earlier article.  You can do other things with a coffee maker such as make, beer, cheese, oatmeal, and even hard boiled eggs. You definitely want to upgrade your geek skills in this area. For details see: http://www.instructables.com/id/Coffeemaker-meals-and-etc/

Though using a coffee maker is not technically computing, we did talk about making pasta in a coffee maker in an earlier article.  You can do other things with a coffee maker such as make, beer, cheese, oatmeal, and even hard boiled eggs. You definitely want to upgrade your geek skills in this area. For details see: http://www.instructables.com/id/Coffeemaker-meals-and-etc/

Fun with baking soda: http://www.instructables.com/id/Baking-soda-the-magic-kitchen-powder/ Make a little wine: http://www.instructables.com/id/Quicky-guide-to-making-wine/ Or maybe even some beer: http://www.instructables.com/id/Yet-another-home-made-beer/ All for now.