Fizzycist
Well-Known Member
TL : DR My ginger ale might be boozy?
After homebrewing for a few years, I decided on a whim to try making some (non-alcoholic) ginger ale. Without doing any sort of research, I boiled up some syrup, steeped some flavorings, cooled a bit but not much, added some salvaged yeast, and bottled, more or less following my normal sanitary procedures.
I bottled part of it in a 20 oz coke bottled. This was at about 10 am. I squeezed the bottle throughout the day. By 5 pm it was quite stiff with some bubbles around the surface. I popped the top and there was a nice fizz to it. So, I pasteurized the remaining glass bottles.
I proceeding to pour out the coke bottle and drink the contents. It tasted pretty good, not overly fizzy. However, towards the end I actually started to feel like I was getting drunk. WTF?
I had thought that with well aerated soda and a really short growing time the yeast would never get to anaerobic respiration and make some booze. What do you guys think?
After homebrewing for a few years, I decided on a whim to try making some (non-alcoholic) ginger ale. Without doing any sort of research, I boiled up some syrup, steeped some flavorings, cooled a bit but not much, added some salvaged yeast, and bottled, more or less following my normal sanitary procedures.
I bottled part of it in a 20 oz coke bottled. This was at about 10 am. I squeezed the bottle throughout the day. By 5 pm it was quite stiff with some bubbles around the surface. I popped the top and there was a nice fizz to it. So, I pasteurized the remaining glass bottles.
I proceeding to pour out the coke bottle and drink the contents. It tasted pretty good, not overly fizzy. However, towards the end I actually started to feel like I was getting drunk. WTF?
I had thought that with well aerated soda and a really short growing time the yeast would never get to anaerobic respiration and make some booze. What do you guys think?