Cheap & Easy?
Hard cider.
Buy pasteurized apple juice - Wal Mart sells Musclemans (SP) for less than $5 per gallon. Unscrew the lid, pour out a cup, dump in a bit of your EC 1118, put the lid on loosely. Shake. I like this method because it is simple, safe, and fast. No need to keg or bottle, just pour carefully to leave the sludge behind. You can make it fizzy by carefully screwing on the lid before you fridge it & monitoring pressure by squeezing the bottle.
In scientific terms store bought Apple Juice has a Specific Gravity of 1.050. This will ferment to about 6% if you let it go all the way dry (you can stop it by putting it in the fridge).
If you want to make wine you need to learn a few things- grape juice has nutrients absent in apple juice, so in order to get a healthy yeast in apple juice include Nutrient (DAP) and energizer (cheap & readily available on e-bay or at your local brewing store). As you advance cleaning & sterilizing become vital if you are fermenting & storing outside of the original container.
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Put lid on tight.
Shake.
Loosen lid a bit to let out CO2.