Haha . Right, I don’t think the cruise line industry would survive 1 week with alcohol free cruises. But at the same time, there has been talk of denying tourist visa waivers for Americans in the recent past, signaling to us that income from that source is no longer much concern to the country. Without the 30 day visa upon arrival and having to go to an embassy at home, US tourist travel would be 99.9% stopped. Things are different here now. Agree, hard drugs are a problem; the Negros FB page is full of buy and bust shabu operations that occur so close to where I live as to become very disconcerting. And the people arrested look quite normal, not appearing like the dirtbag drug pushers you might see in the movies. Also on another page (not NO) there are pictures of a liquor bust; illegal Emperador was being illegally transported in high quantities on a motorbike. Shocking. And the coconut trees have continued their production of tuba sap throughout the quarantines. I recently found that one person I know, in Cebu, is making ginger beer at home. I will not mention the ingredients, everyone of which is commonly available here at local stores. He claims it tastes very good. Take that, liquor ban. Townsend has a simple ginger beer recipe on the Internet that began in the USA in the 18th century, courtesy of our British colonizers of the time. George Washington probably drank it lol. People have been making it to this day. The only reason I point this one out is because it is ready so quickly, 12-16 hours. Usually you see 48 hours min or even 2 weeks. Barley, malts and hop recipes all take longer. This colonial brew just takes 12 hours from start to “bottling”, into empty but very clean 1.5l Pepsi bottles. Warning: Having posted this, it is always the responsibility of the reader to observe all local laws and EOs for any activity performed in the pursuit of beer. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I think most people know that ginger beer is made using a so-called 'Ginger beer plant' - this is actually a combination of a fungus (yeast) and bacterium. I believe most beers are fermented using yeast only.
I'm curious what the alcohol content would be for the one on the Townsend video. Other 12-24 hour Ginger beer recipes I have seen are around 0.5-1% alcohol. That's a massive waste of time and calories IMO.
United States Embassy Manila, Philippines Health Alert - U.S. Embassy Manila (May 15, 2020) Location: The Philippines Event: The Philippine Government Announces Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) for Metro Manila, Laguna, and Cebu City: The Philippine government announced that Metro Manila, Laguna, and Cebu City will transition from an ECQ to a Modified ECQ on May 16 and will remain in this state until May 31. Please continue to monitor news and local authorities for further updates. Local Government Units (LGUs), i.e. cities and municipalities in the National Capital Region, may still have curfews in effect to limit exposure to the COVID-19 virus. Some provinces have implemented their own community quarantines. If you live in an area that has imposed a local curfew ordinance or similar community quarantine, please plan your activities and travel accordingly and monitor the relevant LGU’s website for their rules and regulations. I put a copy of a notice from the US Embassy on the Covid Notifications site here but I don't know if that is the right place.
