The story goes that Marmite is banned in British prisons because inmates were using it to brew illicit alcohol. It makes a good headline and a worse fact. There is no blanket ban, and the science the myth rests on is wrong: the yeast in Marmite is dead before it reaches the jar, so it cannot ferment anything.
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Marmite hooch, the prison-cell ferment that briefly became famous
The brewing of alcohol at home requires no licence in the UK for personal consumption. The brewing of alcohol in prison is, however, against prison rules, and this article is not a recommendation to do either, particularly the second. It is a piece of food history. Read on accordingly.
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