Stauffbier
Well-Known Member
So, about a year ago I decided to play with the fermentation process by making a batch of prison hooch with cherry juice, table sugar, and baking yeast. I did this in an attempt to understand fermentation to see if I wanted to try my hand at brewing beer. The batch I made was fermented in the same plastic container that the cherry juice came in. I used a balloon with a pin-hole priked in it as an airlock. I had no idea how to do anything! I did my sanitizing with mild bleach water. After it fermented out I racked it 5 times (crazy huh?!) until It was pretty clear and free of yeast. I then bottled it in Makers Mark bottles that I just capped tightly and put in the closet. On New Years Eve we sampled one bottle, and it was... meh... ok at best. It wasn't awful, though! I put the other bottle away and forgot about it until tonight. I just found it and cracked it open, and.......wow! This stuff tastes pretty darn good! The "heat" is gone and so is the taste of bakers yeast. It's very sweet, but tastes a lot like a rose wine. I'm very impressed with this little science fair project!
Needless to say, after playing with the process of fermentation I decided to buy a Brewer's Best Kit, and it all went down hill from there! Now, I've brewed about 110 gallons of beer in the last 10 months... There's no turning back now!
The sweet cherry wine is just a bittersweet bonus
Needless to say, after playing with the process of fermentation I decided to buy a Brewer's Best Kit, and it all went down hill from there! Now, I've brewed about 110 gallons of beer in the last 10 months... There's no turning back now!
The sweet cherry wine is just a bittersweet bonus