h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Orders for Christmas ale and New Year Glug taken now.

My wassail seems to be going fast. maybe you could brew me some more.
I believe I gave you the recipe last Christmas.

yes please

Lets see: shagbark's secret recipe
42 bottles Australian ale, 42 bottles Jamaican rum, 42 bottles Russian vodka, ten bottles hard cider, mixed with Nutmeg and cinnamon,and the whole thing served in mugs at 40 degrees Celsius.

now where did that bre4wmaster disappear to.

Oh well, I guess I will have to mix it myself.
runs off to gather ingredients.

shagbark returns with several cases stacked neatly on an antigrav pallet.
He unloads them next to the vat.
Ale check, rum check, vodka check.
OH DEAR i seem to have forgotten the cider.
Goes to hunt for it

I really should have gotten this brewing by now.
shagbark brings out the ten jugs of hard cider he found and dumps them in the vat.

next the ale, rum and vodka.
a bot is chosen to add each one and they all start loading at the same time. It is amazing that no bottles are broken in the process.

finally shagbark adds the spices and closes the vat. Leaving it to simmer for 48 hours.

After shagbark leaves, hickory sneaks in and adds 3 grated toadskins and five diced Jamaica Hot Peppers.
That should spice it up

*hickory and his actions are clearly recognizable on the surveillance system's hard drive*

shagbark returns to fill several large barrels and take them to the foredeck.

shagbark hastily inspects the vat.
Oh why oh, why didn't I inspect the stuff before I filled those barrels
.

Five gallons of goats milk is added and the whole brew is pumped out of the vat and sent to a backlog tank. I'll let the ship's engineer figure out what to do with this stuff.