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Alaska Communities Ban Possession of Sugar, Yeast

Sarah Whitmire — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:15:29 CDT

Two ingredients that sit harmlessly in most most kitchens are actually barred in parts of rural Alaska—and a recent arrest is shining a light on the odd law. In an effort to curb the alcohol-abuse epidemic, a 2007 state law not only allows communities to ban booze but also...

Hipsters Go Redneck With Taxidermy, Moonshine

Will McCahill — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:57:16 CST

Hipster faves fixed-gear bikes, v-neck T-shirts, and ironic mustaches have a pair of new, and very red-neck, companions: Taxidermy and moonshine. The former, Melissa Milgrom reports for the Daily Beast , gives actual and spiritual Williamsburgers the chance to actually own an animal. And, one practitioner notes, “part of being cool...

More Americans Brew at Home

Nick McMaster — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:44:21 CDT

Home brewing has grown in popularity as Americans with increasingly sophisticated taste in beer look to cut costs, Time reports. Despite layoffs and bankruptcies nationwide, a couple in Connecticut just opened Maltose Express, a beer-brewing supply shop, and are already doing brisk business. Home brewers also gather there to share...

Biodiesel Gains Converts on Home Front

Ambreen Ali — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:03:01 CDT

Half a billion gallons of it were brewed at home last year, and we're not talking beer. Homemade biodiesel is expanding from the days of hippies converting old electric water heaters to mainstream retailers offering safer, reliable processors, Wired reports. Anyone with the equipment, ranging from $3,000 to $13,...

Making Mead Creates a Buzz Among Foodies

Jim O'Neill — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:34:50 CST

Mead, that honey-based alcoholic drink last popular around King Arthur’s Round Table, is making a comeback—well, sort of, Nicholas Day reports in Slate. Meaderies are springing up around the US, publishers have printed a spate of how-to books, and the Internet is rife with mead-making sites that include step-by-step...