Drink
Pito

Pito

Idoma

120Minutes
HardLevel
10Serves
9Steps
About

A traditional Middle Belt sorghum beer, lightly sour, earthy and mildly alcoholic, brewed in households and served fresh from calabashes.

Equipment
  • Large bowls
  • Malting basket
  • Grinding mill
  • Large pot
  • Fine mesh basket or muslin
  • Fermentation pot
Ingredients
Red sorghum (or sorghum and maize)1.5 kg
Wateras needed
Starter from a previous brew1 cup

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