Alastair Bland

Alastair is a freelance writer in San Francisco. An avid cyclist and homebrewer, he travels frequently while fermenting fruit juice.

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Making Bar Soap
Wash your hands of the toxins found in commercial soaps.
In DIY: Home from MAKE: 29: DIY Superhuman page 147

Red Wine Vinegar
Go gourmet with leftover wine.
In DIY: Ferment It from CRAFT: 09: Crafting Green page 111

Fig Wine
Skip the vineyards and make a rich, tasty wine you can't buy at the store.
In DIY: Ferment It from CRAFT: 06: Play page 111

One-Week Wine
Make wine anywhere -- even on a bike trip.
In DIY: Ferment It from CRAFT: 03: Japanese Influence page 102