Alcohol sales banned on Makha Bucha Day

[webfact]

Alcohol sales banned on Makha Bucha Day

The Phuket News

 

The sale of alcohol will be banned this coming Thursday (Mar 1) as Thais all across the country celebrate Makha Bucha day.

 

PHUKET: All government offices will be closed this coming Thursday (Mar 1) as Thais all across the country celebrate Makha Bucha day. The sale of alcohol is banned by law on this day.

 

 Makha Bucha is a Buddhist holiday, which takes place annually on the night of the full moon during the third lunar month of the year.

 

The event marks the anniversary of the Buddha’s first major sermon. On the full moon of the third lunar month, seven months after the lord Buddha began his teachings when 1,250 monks came together, with no prior arrangement to hear Buddha preach, Buddha ordained these monks and passed to them the basic principles of Buddhism: To eschew all evil, to do only what is good, and to cleanse the mind, along with other teachings which marked a key event in the development of the religion.

 

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-- © Copyright Phuket News 2018-02-26

[steven100]

Thanks for that information. I'll stock up Wednesday.  

[Lungstib]

Perhaps my village is no longer in Thailand. Sure as birds fly I will be able to buy any local booze from any local shop on Thursday. Just not Tesco or 7-11 which we dont have in my village anyway.

[Moonlover]

26 minutes ago, webfact said:

The sale of alcohol will be banned this coming Thursday (Mar 1) as Thais all across the country celebrate Makha Bucha day.

By getting totally drunk!

[InMyShadow]

8 minutes ago, Lungstib said:

Perhaps my village is no longer in Thailand. Sure as birds fly I will be able to buy any local booze from any local shop on Thursday. Just not Tesco or 7-11 which we dont have in my village anyway.

Jungle dwellers have always been excluded . You really think the bib are going to ride up some dirty dusty old rd unnoticed to nab mr farang, somchai and his beer drinking buddies?

[Duk1]

Or you could be sitting drinking in a police own bar, across the road from the police station 

[lazygourmet]

50 minutes ago, InMyShadow said:

Jungle dwellers have always been excluded . You really think the bib are going to ride up some dirty dusty old rd unnoticed to nab mr farang, somchai and his beer drinking buddies?

No need... They are drinking with us! 

[taiping]

Looks like I might have to go back to making my own Chateau D'Plasticbucket which costs around 300 baht for 5 L to make, using supermarket grape juice. Result not bad but a little cloudy near the bottom of the bucket, but by that time who cares?

[Bill Miller]

3 minutes ago, taiping said:

Looks like I might have to go back to making my own Chateau D'Plasticbucket which costs around 300 baht for 5 L to make, using supermarket grape juice. Result not bad but a little cloudy near the bottom of the bucket, but by that time who cares?

Coffee filter and a funnel...

 

[chrisinth]

Oh well, Phitsanulok Biped Ornithologist Club will just have to have their closed door meeting as normal...............

[AhFarangJa]

4 minutes ago, taiping said:

Looks like I might have to go back to making my own Chateau D'Plasticbucket which costs around 300 baht for 5 L to make, using supermarket grape juice. Result not bad but a little cloudy near the bottom of the bucket, but by that time who cares?

Leave it to settle out ( if you can  ) Then rack off into bottles. Worked well in Saudi......

[Straight8]

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

Thanks for that information. I'll stock up Wednesday.  

Stock up.. it's one day not one year... 555

 

You really must love your grog?

[taiping]

6 minutes ago, AhFarangJa said:

Leave it to settle out ( if you can  ) Then rack off into bottles. Worked well in Saudi......

Ah, good, another wine expert. My knowledge comes from my days in "dry" Kuwait. In fact I do syphon off the wine a couple of times into a 5 L glass jar. Result is (almost) crystal clear at 20 paces.

[faraday]

12 minutes ago, taiping said:

Looks like I might have to go back to making my own Chateau D'Plasticbucket which costs around 300 baht for 5 L to make, using supermarket grape juice. Result not bad but a little cloudy near the bottom of the bucket, but by that time who cares?

How do you sterilise the bucket (allegedly)?

 

[Tidybeard]

The  full moon party on  Koh Phagan should be fun  !

[taiping]

1 minute ago, faraday said:

How do you sterilise the bucket (allegedly)?

 

What's "sterilise" mean? Alcohol kills all known germs.

[NCC1701A]

panic sets in as some TV people realize their source is drying up for 24 hours.  

[AhFarangJa]

9 minutes ago, taiping said:

Ah, good, another wine expert. My knowledge comes from my days in "dry" Kuwait. In fact I do syphon off the wine a couple of times into a 5 L glass jar. Result is (almost) crystal clear at 20 paces.

After a couple of glasses in Saudi I could not see the bottle at 20 paces.......

[alant]

1 hour ago, Duk1 said:

Or you could be sitting drinking in a police own bar, across the road from the police station 

many a true word...

[AhFarangJa]

7 minutes ago, faraday said:

How do you sterilise the bucket (allegedly)?

 

( Allegedly ), You can use baby bottle sterilising products, or a much cheaper alternative is a little household bleach in water, say, a capful in 20 litres, leave a couple of hours then rinse out. 

[outsider]

Is anyone here familar with the subject of calendars? I'm curious to know, because while the Thai calendar is a few hundred years ahead, and has the same months as a Gregorian calendar, it seems their full-moon days and some Buddhist days fall exactly on, or one day before/after, some significant days in the Chinese lunar calendar. For example, this Thursday is the first full-moon in the third month of the Thai calendar, and Friday is the first full-moon of the Chinese lunar year. Thanks!

[Moonlover]

41 minutes ago, AhFarangJa said:

Looks like I might have to go back to making my own Chateau D'Plasticbucket which costs around 300 baht for 5 L to make, using supermarket grape juice. Result not bad but a little cloudy near the bottom of the bucket, but by that time who cares?

 

41 minutes ago, AhFarangJa said:

Leave it to settle out ( if you can  ) Then rack off into bottles. Worked well in Saudi......

Ah, Chateau D'Rauch. I remember it well. Chateau D'Ceres was pretty good as well. 

Edited February 26, 2018 by Moonlover

[taiping]

18 minutes ago, AhFarangJa said:

After a couple of glasses in Saudi I could not see the bottle at 20 paces.......

A "couple of glasses"??? Dear oh dear, that's just the aperitif.

[pattayadon]

15 minutes ago, outsider said:

Is anyone here familar with the subject of calendars? I'm curious to know, because while the Thai calendar is a few hundred years ahead, and has the same months as a Gregorian calendar, it seems their full-moon days and some Buddhist days fall exactly on, or one day before/after, some significant days in the Chinese lunar calendar. For example, this Thursday is the first full-moon in the third month of the Thai calendar, and Friday is the first full-moon of the Chinese lunar year. Thanks!

Thank you for that information!   lol  What's your question? 

[johnny49r]

2 hours ago, Moonlover said:

By getting totally drunk!

And driving!

[janclaes47]

1 hour ago, taiping said:

my own Chateau D'Plasticbucket which costs around 300 baht for 5 L to make, using supermarket grape juice.

 

I wonder how you do that as 5 L supermarket grape juice would cost already more than 300 Baht

[HarrySeaman]

31 minutes ago, taiping said:

Looks like I might have to go back to making my own Chateau D'Plasticbucket which costs around 300 baht for 5 L to make, using supermarket grape juice. Result not bad but a little cloudy near the bottom of the bucket, but by that time who cares?

Probably tastes better than the "fruit wine" sold as Chateau D'Cardboard.

 

I had finally found a simple but drinkable Australian wine that was almost affordable at 249 Bt/bottle or about US $7.50 before the recent tax changes.  It is now 349 Bt/bottle, or US $11/bottle.  The wines are the Vineyards World Wines sold by Tesco Lotus.  Each type has a different colored label with kangaroo image in the lower right corner of the label.   I can get better for $3.50-$4.50 in Cambodia but that isn't a good enough reason to move. 

 

For those interested in brewing your own, you should know it is illegal in Thailand, but here is all you really need.

 

A large plastic bucket with a lid, the 5-6 gallon size of the large paint bucket, or even a plastic garbage bin with lid.

 

Sterilizer/Cleaner.  VWP Steriliser/Cleaner 400g Homebrew Equipment for Wine Cider & Beer Making Kits

 

Yeast.  This occurs naturally on grapes so crush some into your grape juice or add some brewer's yeast (NOT bread making yeast) bought from eBay.  5x Youngs Burgundy Red Wine Yeast 5g - treats 23L / 5 Gallon

 

  For beer you need flavoring so buy a kit with all the ingredients. 

 

A air lock to keep bacteria that can cause spoilage out of the brew.  These will do nicely, just drill a hole in the lid so one fits tightly, add water, and start brewing.  2 Pcs S Shape Air Lock Twin Bubble Homebrew Beer Fermentation Wine Making Kit

 

You can tell when the fermentation is finished because the bubbling stops.  A hydrometer can tell you the alcohol content.  1/3x 255mm Glass Hydrometer Tester Measure For Homebrew Alcohol Beer Wine Making

 

A siphon to remove the clear wine/beer from above the yeast sediment.  65cm PVC Auto siphon 1/2'' Racking Cane Hose DIY Beer Wine Making Kit

 

Siphoning off the brew will leave a little yeast in the liquid.  If bottling beer then add a bit of sugar and the remaining yeast will carbonate the beer.  Put in too much sugar and too much carbonation will happen and the bottle can explode.  For consistent carbonation of beer you let the yeast eat all the added sugar during fermentation, siphon off the beer into bottles, then add a "carbonation drop", which is just a measured amount of sugar in a tablet.

 

Filtering through a paper coffee filter should remove (most of?) the remaining yeast for a still wine.  To be sure you remove the yeast there is a wine filter kit.  Wine Filter Kit MK4 - Better Brew for Homebrew wine, Beer & Cider Making New

 

 

[taiping]

3 minutes ago, janclaes47 said:

 

I wonder how you do that as 5 L supermarket grape juice would cost already more than 300 Baht

Water. But I admit this was a few years ago.

[taiping]

11 minutes ago, HarrySeaman said:

For those interested in brewing your own, you should know it is illegal in Thailand, but here is all you really need.

Sure, but you don't need all this paraphernalia to make decent wine. Just clean the plastic bucket and lid with boiling water. Bakers yeast readily available here works fine. No air lock required, just make sure the lid is on ok. Add two or three cups of sugar. A bit of plastic tube to syphon off after fermentation stops. Done it many times, except in Kuwait used large garbage bins for extra volume -- still didn't last long.

[steven100]

1 hour ago, Straight8 said:

Stock up.. it's one day not one year... 555

 

You really must love your grog?

yes ....    that could be up to 8 bottles ..   large ones        have to plan  !!