I've heard from places that you can put antifreeze in wine and it acts as a preservative and keeps it fresh. But I've heard if you put too much in then it can cause harm. My question is, how much antifreeze would be too much? For reference, I will be making wine with fresh orchard grapes to sell at the fair down here. It's actually for my girlfriend to raise money for her school. Even if I could just use like 5% or 10% antifreeze it would save me a lot of money because I'm making like 50 bottles and I have spare antifreeze bottles lying around my shop. My other question is, what can I do to prevent the wine from turning green after I add it? I can use dark bottles but obviously when people pour it they will see it's green. Can I use food colouring in the wine to disguise it? Thanks for the help!!!
2007-01-04 16:54:02 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Just use 50% per bottle, add green food coloring and some liquorice candies and call it absinthe. That way you can charge more and make a killing!!!
Geez, I can't believe people are taking this question seriously...
2007-01-06 15:42:33 · answer #1 · answered by Trid 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Antifreeze In Wine
2016-11-09 22:18:46 · answer #2 · answered by harrill 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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What percentage of antifreeze should I use for grape wine?
I've heard from places that you can put antifreeze in wine and it acts as a preservative and keeps it fresh. But I've heard if you put too much in then it can cause harm. My question is, how much antifreeze would be too much? For reference, I will be making wine with fresh orchard grapes to...
2015-08-20 14:24:10 · answer #3 · answered by Corilla 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well with all health concerns aside, I would recommend about an 8th of the total weight of the wine.
Doing it this way should keep the flavor/color of the antifreeze rather low but still help keep the wine, Of course A nice cold place with little light helps as well.
2007-01-04 17:59:06 · answer #4 · answered by Itchy Turtle Neck 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ethylene glycol tastes sweet but is toxic as all hell. People get sick. People die. Horrible idea.
The following is excerted from the wikipedia page on ethylene glycol the main ingredient in antifreeze and gives references for the statistics related.
Ethylene glycol poisoning is a medical emergency and in all cases a poison control center should be contacted or medical attention should be sought. It is highly toxic with an estimated lethal dose of 100% ethylene glycol in humans of approximately 1.4 ml/kg.[1] However, as little as 30 milliliters (2 tablespoons) can be lethal to adults.[2]
2007-01-04 20:44:10 · answer #5 · answered by David E 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard they use antifreeze to clean the vats. But I think that its less than 1/2 of 1%
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2007-01-04 18:18:02 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You use sodium metabisulfate as a preservative in wine. This is why you open the wine and let it breathe for about thirty minutes before drinking - to allow the sulfates to air out.
2007-01-04 23:58:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-23 14:26:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is wrong with YOU! Someone gave me some once and I ended up in the hospital. The pain was excruciating and I swelled up so much my sweat pants were stretched out by my leggs. Its illegal. and I hope you get caught before you do it!
2007-01-04 17:02:20 · answer #9 · answered by JAMI E 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Never gave this much thought
2016-07-28 07:19:02 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋