Drink
Burukutu

Burukutu

Tiv

90Minutes
HardLevel
10Serves
9Steps
About

A traditional Middle Belt fermented sorghum beer, sour, cloudy and mildly alcoholic, brewed and shared from calabashes among the Tiv and their neighbours.

Equipment
  • Large bowls
  • Malting basket or tray
  • Grinding mill
  • Large pot
  • Muslin or fine basket
  • Fermentation crock
Ingredients
Guinea corn (sorghum) grains1 kg
Millet grains250 g
Wateras needed
Starter from a previous brew (optional)1 cup

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