Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-25
BREWERY At HOME.
AGITATION STARTS
AS DRY WAVE NEARS
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO MAKE
1T AT HOME FLOOD CITY
BIG HELP.

With the near approach Of July
and the enforcement Of the national
prohibition law, the roll your own
slogan which has attracted greater
or less degree Of attention for sew
eral years promises to give way to
brew your own" in the effort 70 pro
vide GASES in the national desert.
OTTAWA is being flooded with adyer-
Using matter bearing the caption in
flaming red letters that all can read
as they run And the advertising mat
ter in many instances is reaching both
those accustomed in the past to pat
foot on the brass rail and croOkin 3
the elbow and those who have been
accepted as aligned with the dry
forces. To the latter the literature
is somewhat annoying, especially from
the fact the suggestion appears on a
: postcard.
Within Federal Law.
The advertising matter is being
sem out by large brewing firms in
the, east who are keeping strictly
within the federal law. ii is said, By
emitting a simple ingredient which
the purchaser is able to secure at any
grocery store and may add for him
self.
The brewing companies offer 'fol
$3.50 a gallon high grade malt eY
tract. sufficient for the making OF
twenty-five gallons of beer" For 81
the kindly disposed firm will send 4
quart of this malt, which is SUI
fcient to make from five to sever
gallons of beer
The announcement is made il Il
necessary only for the purchaser O
the malt to mix it with the Designated
amount of water then add TWO yeas
cakes, which they will be able to pur
chase locally. and within a few day
the brew will be equal to that which
they have been accustomed to pun
chase in the past
Making Per Cent Beer.
In some sections of the country
by the home brewing process, whic'
Is some brew compared with the ~
per cent allowed in wet territory
This practice is being followed pan
ticularly at Grand Rapids Mich
where two large brewery suppl
houses began retailing their surpu
stock as soon as the dry wave strucl
that section The various ingredient
are mixed in the proper proportion
only the required yeast being omitted
Directions on the package fully inform
the purchasers of the nccessar
method of procedure and that tw
yeast cakes be purchased at a loca
grocery store and added to the miN
ture. Bottling and Gaping machines
together with bottles, are also advel
tised by the brewery supply house. 70
those who desire to manufacture
quantity of the brew for their ow
use, bottle it and hold it for a shor
time until it is properly aged
Evasion of Federal Law.
Selling of the mixture with the yeas
omitted. but informing the purchase
it will be necessary to add this ngre
dent in order to secure desired rs
suits. is declared TO he wholly With
the federal law which does not plac
a ban on homemade product for PEI
sonal consumption. However, an az
ditional safeguard is being place
about the operations by some of tn
supply houses in the advice to tn
purchaser that it i'll be well for Their
not to mix the entire contents Of
package. At the same time the &C
vertising matter adroitly informs ther
there is nothing in the federal la
which can prevent them from puI
chasing two packages at a time an
using one-half of each.
The suggestion is offered the niece;
sary amount of water can be adde
to the mixture as received from tn
supply house, two yeast cakes added
and if operations are started o
Thursday the brew will be ready TO
the Sunday family gathering.