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

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


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.