My husband and I lived in Saudi Arabia for five years...made a fortune. However, Saudi Arabia is a dry country.
The "good ole boys" from all over the south, all engineers with ARAMCO, had stills. When they finally went home, they sold their stills. My dear, sweet husband ran a still and created siddiqi which means "my friend" in Arabic.
50 gallon plastic container
50 gallons of water
50 pounds of sugar
a HUGE can of yeast (sold in town by the Saudis--"lots of cookies, haha")
COOK for three/four days, I think.
Result: five gallons on 180 proof alcohol.
It was cut in half with "sweet" water--an "awl man's" term for potable water. That way, he made 90 proof booze.
NO hangover. The Brits said it made one "legless."
Lol. It did. It made my THIGHS ache. I had the stuff ONCE...and that was enough.
Yes, we did have an A.A. there.