Anyone ever tried fermenting Orange Juice?

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Perhaps the vomit smell is due to butyric acid since ethyl butyrate, an ester of butyric acid, is often added to orange juice to give it more of an orange aroma. But it may also occur naturally in the juice. I guess side-reactions of the yeast or bacteria can produce the acid from the ester. Maybe with Brettanomyces one can revert some back to the ester, other than that maybe antibiotic treatment may be necessary to keep bacteria under control while using a yeast that is resistant to it.
 

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