How To Make Alcohol in 48 Hours For $0

You can make alcohol at home in 48 hours — and it costs less than a cup of coffee. In this video, we break down the chemistry and history behind home fermentation — a skill every farming family once knew, stripped from everyday culture by Prohibition in 1920. You'll learn: Why baker's yeast, sugar, and tap water are all you need The exact ratios that get you 4–7% alcohol (beer/cider strength) How to build a DIY airlock from a straw and a glass What signs tell you fermentation is working — and what means it failed How to scale from 2 litres to 10 litres and cut costs to under £0.30/litre No specialist equipment. No homebrew shop. No prior experience. This process is the same one used in Ancient Egypt, medieval England, and every prison on earth. It hasn't changed in 5,000 years — because it works.