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Default Fermented Fuit Juice -- How to turn it into alcohol?

On Mar 19, 10:08�am, "James Silverton" >
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> �Mike �wrote �on Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:15:05 +0100:
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> > cwdjrxyz wrote:
> >> On Mar 18, 9:23 pm, milwaukee brewer > wrote:
> >>> I've been making fermented fruit juice. �I store and open
> >>> commercial apple juice in the fridge for weeks. �Then I just
> >>> mix with water 1/2 and 1/2. �Gets nice carbonated pop going but
> >>> this isn't really alcohol, at least not yet. �It's
> >>> fermented alright. �But not alcohol. At least, you can't get
> >>> drunk from it.

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> >>> What do you have to do to turn this into alcohol?

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> >> To get a good drink with alcohol. you need yeast that
> >> ferments sugars to alcohol, the right amount of sugars in the
> >> juice, the right temperature (usually higher than
> >> refrigerator temperature), the right amount of acids, etc.
> >> Also you need to follow certain sanitation procedures, or
> >> else bacteria may produce bad tastes and smells or even give you a
> >> case of the "tourist trots". Most of us here consume
> >> rather than make wine. You might get more help in the
> >> group rec.crafts.winemaking. Also there are stores and web
> >> sites that specialize in home wine making and beer brewing
> >> and that can supply your needs. You might like to buy an
> >> introductory book for home wine making from one of them. If
> >> you can visit such a store in your area, the owner often is
> >> willing to offer advice for those new to home wine making.

> > Probably too much SO2 in commercial juice.

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> I'd agree with comments about doing fermentation under controlled
> conditions and using proper yeasts. Apple juice, if bought from local
> producers who don't pasteurize or add SO2, will ferment in the fridge
> but I've never kept it long enough to detect more than a slightly "hard"
> taste. I guess the amount of alcohol is small.
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> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
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I just add a shot or two of vodka to my apple juice and I get apple
juice with alcohol.:-)