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Making Katube, an African Beer for Parties

In Zambia, finger millet was the base of katube, but I couldn't find that here in Anchorage and am still having trouble finding it anywhere in the US (anybody know where I can get it?), so my first batch was a combination of unhulled white millet and hulled "organic millet" (whatever that means). Sprouting the seeds is required as for most grain-based alcoholic beverages and the unhulled millet works much better than the hulled, though they both did sprout.
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Gourd -  large enough to hold at least a gallon
Gourd - large enough to hold at least a gallon
Cutting the gourd.JPG
Cutting the gourd.JPG
Cleaning the Gourd.JPG
Cleaning the Gourd.JPG
Millet seeds
Millet seeds
Millet seeds up close.JPG
Millet seeds up close.JPG
Millet seeds in a container.JPG
Millet seeds in a container.JPG
Add water to soak.JPG
Add water to soak.JPG
Soak the millet overnight to begin germination.JPG
Soak the millet overnight to begin germination.JPG
Cover with a Damp Cowboy Kerchef
Cover with a Damp Cowboy Kerchef
Dry the sprouted seeds
Dry the sprouted seeds
Add dried millet to gourd.JPG
Add dried millet to gourd.JPG
Millet in gourd.JPG
Millet in gourd.JPG
Just add water.JPG
Just add water.JPG
Brewers yeast. for ale
Brewers yeast. for ale
Activating the yeast.JPG
Activating the yeast.JPG
Adding the yeast.JPG
Adding the yeast.JPG
The secret ingredient
The secret ingredient
Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble
Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble
More to Come.jpg
More to Come.jpg
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