ocr: Drinks Water and beer were the most common drinks in Ancient Egypt. Water from the Nile was plentiful. Each family kept a WATER large urn of water in their house. Beer was a common, drink for adults. BEER Tor make beer, Egyptians allowed barley tob begin to sprout, then they baked it into loaves of bread. These loaves were WINE crumbled and soaked in water with more grain. This mixture fermented for three days before the beerwas strained and bottled. Egyptian beer was weaker than the beer made today. See Also: Wine was rare, drunk only by the Bread wealthy at banquets. It was made from Kitchen ...