So, after brewing beer and mead, and making apple wine, I was talking with a friend at work who doesn't drink much at all. He came up with the brilliant idea of making Kool Aid wine. Yes, I know, Kool Aid.
Anyway, I am not trying to make hooch. I have been on these forums awhile looking for fun recipes and whatnot, but I thought I would indulge him and see what we came up with. Here is our amazingly complex recipe:
5 gallons water
10 packs Black Cherry Kool Aid Mix
6 pounds cane sugar
1 pack of yeast (can't recall which type)
Anyway, it's fermenting now, smells sweet and good, kind of like Kool Aid.
My questions are as follows:
1. Will this need to be back-sweetened? My prediction is yes, as Kool Aid is normally very sour, until the sugar is added, and with our sugar being fermented out, you know.
2. How can I estimate the OG for this "wine"? I didn't take any time or care, because I felt dirty making something like this, but I figure I should at least know what the content is going to be.
Thanks for your help. Hopefully my previous topics and questions will shunt anyone calling me a kid wanting to get drunk for cheap and easy. Just wanted to help a friend out.
Anyway, I am not trying to make hooch. I have been on these forums awhile looking for fun recipes and whatnot, but I thought I would indulge him and see what we came up with. Here is our amazingly complex recipe:
5 gallons water
10 packs Black Cherry Kool Aid Mix
6 pounds cane sugar
1 pack of yeast (can't recall which type)
Anyway, it's fermenting now, smells sweet and good, kind of like Kool Aid.
My questions are as follows:
1. Will this need to be back-sweetened? My prediction is yes, as Kool Aid is normally very sour, until the sugar is added, and with our sugar being fermented out, you know.
2. How can I estimate the OG for this "wine"? I didn't take any time or care, because I felt dirty making something like this, but I figure I should at least know what the content is going to be.
Thanks for your help. Hopefully my previous topics and questions will shunt anyone calling me a kid wanting to get drunk for cheap and easy. Just wanted to help a friend out.