There is no fruit. Do not drink sugary juice. There are no untreated potatoes. Why? Because you can turn these things into something like this:
Therefore, they try their best to keep any food containing unrefined or unprepared sugar or carbohydrates away from food supply rooms and units.
This is common in many prisons. If you make raw materials for beer or wine for prisoners, they are tired of it. They will.
You can buy some candy, but you need a lot of candy to make it work. People are still trying these, but you will get some strange super sweet mixture, root beer barrel, mint and watermelon candy.
Only bagged instant rice or Lamian Noodles (just add some hot water), pre-cooked bagels and tortillas are really consumed in large quantities. You can't use it to brew beer or wine.
So, on Christmas Eve, we are all watching a movie: The 47 Ronin starring keanu reeves.
Then there was a scene in which the protagonists vowed to die for their just cause and drank some sake at the ceremony. I believe this is the scene:
I immediately turned to the person next to me and said, "Sake is made of rice. We have rice. "
We began to work. We cooked a few pounds of rice and (er) "processed" it with enzymes to break down as much starch as possible. We took some fresh rolls from the kitchen to make yeast culture.
When the guard decided to turn every berth upside down on the second day of Christmas, we really had a close call. However, they had a fight the day before, so they were not really looking for anything. They just decided that everyone (except me! ) throw everyone's things on the ground at lunch to remind yourself to control them.
Anyway. The end result is not the best beer I have ever made. However, these conditions are unnecessary restrictions. Nevertheless, we held a grand toast to welcome the New Year.