From Realbeer.com, Priest brews in washing machine.
A German priest has found a way to brew beer in his washing machine. Michael Fey, of Duisburg, built a computer interface into the machine to let it run an automatic brewing program.
The process includes turning and heating, but not spinning, according to a report in the Sueddeutsche Zeitung.
"A priest without alcohol, that's the wrong combination," he said. "Jesus didn't say, take this healthy camomile tea, he offered wine."
Fey brews 30 liter every six weeks, the legal limit for homebrewing in Germany. (...) He said he was inspired by the tradition of monks who brewed beer in a cauldron over a fire. To imitate the technique, he opted for a toploader washing machine. Before he started brewing, he ran it about 20 times to remove any soap residue.
The priest brews in accordance with the Reinheitsgebot, the German beer purity law that dictates only water, malt, hops (and now yeast) shall be used in making beer.
Found at Slashdot.
Related links:
Michael Fey's home page (Includes photos of beer making process, beer recipes, etc. In German, but pretty easy to understand.)
Reinheitsgebot - English translation of the German beer purity law, written in 1516.