I know to prepare wine or beer you need a goddamn kit but if you don't have one does any body know how to prepare it?!
2006-09-22 01:26:25 · 6 answers · asked by Dr. Loay A. Fakhir 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
you cant
2006-09-22 01:36:30 · answer #1 · answered by amberharris20022000 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First, you shouldn't try to make fermented or hard cider from apple juice, you should consider juicing your own cider, from apples varieties meant for this purpose. Apple juice is not apple cider despite the advertising claims. Apple juice is made from consumer apples.
Look up how it was done in early America. Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman) moved ahead of the spread of white settlers, planting apple orchards. He didn't do this to grow eating apples, as you cannot get an eating apple by simply planting an apple seed. It requires cross grafting to produce one. His apple trees where meant for producing apples that were juiced to produce apple cider, which can be stored longer than the apples, themselves.
Naturally produced apple cider can ferment, but they did add yeast to move it along faster. Once they had fermented or hard cider, they would set the barrows out during the winter to freeze. At that time, the little ice age was in full effect, so temperatures went lower than now. Once frozen, there would be a thin layer of liquid on top which did not freeze. This is Applejack, which has a 30% to 40% alcohol content.
Consider researching how they did it in the colonies and duplicated the method. It can be educational.
2006-09-22 08:36:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a buddy in chemistry class that would several times a year try to produce as close to 100% alcohol as he could. He never managed to get 100%. I would not bet my life or wife on this, but I don't think you can. Harry would work for days purifing his brew and if I remember correctly, he never got past about 98% or 196 proof. 98% made for some interesting nights, yes sir bob it did. Now where did I put my old chemistry set...
2006-09-22 08:47:11 · answer #3 · answered by Joe M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
100%??? Like 200 proof? Don't think its possible. The strongest grain alcohol that I know of is Bacardi 151, which is 75.5% or 151 proof...
2006-09-22 10:08:36 · answer #4 · answered by Brian H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, it's called distillation and it's illegal. The bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms has a nice website you can visit:
http://www.atf.treas.gov/
2006-09-22 08:38:57 · answer #5 · answered by straightandstalwart141 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i know you dont want this answer, but just buy the beer. it'll be cheaper and taste better.
2006-09-22 08:37:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋