UpstateMike

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Having had much success with various ciders, and a successful start to a batch of Skeeter Pee, I want to try something a little different. I've been thinking of a 3 gallon batch of sugar water with a OG of 1.070, yeast energizer, yeast nutrient, a starter mix of EC-1118, and let it ferment to 1.020. Then add cherry flavoring and let it carb up a bit. Hopefully I will get a "cherry soda" with an ABV of about 5-7% range.

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"No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities." ~ 1 Timothy 5:23

Currently Fermenting:
Lemon Cider - Primary

Bottle Conditioning:
Blackberry Cider
The Five Eight Five

In Bottles / Drinking:
Cranberry Cider

deepcdan99

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This may help a bit.
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/fermenting-sugar-water-197112/

mux

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Maybe you could make Zima!

UpstateMike

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No need to be rude, LOLZ!

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"No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities." ~ 1 Timothy 5:23

Currently Fermenting:
Lemon Cider - Primary

Bottle Conditioning:
Blackberry Cider
The Five Eight Five

In Bottles / Drinking:
Cranberry Cider

mux

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NineMilBill

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Add some gypsum and a tsp of lemon juice, and you've got a sugar wash.

smh

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I did something like this with a TON of grated ginger. It was a bit gingery but mainly was like fire water. You'll want something really strongly flavoured to make all that harsh alcohol palatable. I was surprised at how much you needed to add to get over the taste of fire water. I also found my version to be fairly one-dimensional and frankly bland. You might think of getting something in there for some depth; maybe a vanilla bean would go nicely?

I would worry a little about trying to carb from 1.020. Are you planning on pasteurizing?

Clifton

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Hey Mike, That is how I make my Skeeter Pee. I don't add the lemon/lime juice until after the sugar water has fermented to < 1.040. Ten days later I have Skeeter Pee at .992, stabilize, backsweeten, and bottle.

I know this is an old thread. Have you done it? If not and you still plan to I would use a cherry concentrate (like Old Orchard's frozen Cherry Pom) instead of some artificial syrup.

Also, what is 585/585EZ?

UpstateMike

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Haven't tried it yet, lots of other things going on right now, and low on carboy space for the moment. But i do like your idea of using concentrate.

Woodchuck has a batch they call 802. This is in reference to the area code for the entire state of Vermont, 802.

The Five Eight Five is a batch of pressed apple cider from my area code, 585. I added yeast, sugar, and yeast nutrient, and let it go. Starting gravity was 1.060.

The 585EZ (easy) is also made from the same local pressed apple cider, but I added nothing, just dumped it in a carboy, put an airlock on it, and let natural yeast take it over. Starting gravity was 1.054.

I have not tried either batch yet, just going to let them age for a few months.

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"No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities." ~ 1 Timothy 5:23

Currently Fermenting:
Lemon Cider - Primary

Bottle Conditioning:
Blackberry Cider
The Five Eight Five

In Bottles / Drinking:
Cranberry Cider

CodyA

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I'm very curious to see how this comes out! I can tell you from experience that straight sugar washes smell HORRID. The simple sugar wash was my first ever ferment, and I used it to teach myself the basics of distilling. The wash was rotgut, the distillate was rotgut (though not as bad when I got the hang of making my cuts), and the leftover dunder made me gag. Did it 3 times before I got fed up with it and made something with a decent flavor. I never dared to drink the wash before I dumped it in the still, but it didn't exactly have "neutral" smelling notes to it. I also used 1118+yeast energizer and nutrient+citric acid.

On a side note that I just realized however, I never bothered to clear the wash. Maybe that would make a difference? Either way, I'm pretty curious about this little project.