Mrironcell
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Okay so this is gonna be a weird post... anyways I'm kinda worried! Okay to start, I wanted to try and make some alchohol for extremely cheap (for my friends and I's lan party) and I believe it's called "Hootch". I used a bottle of Grape-peach-something 100% juice, fleischmanns fast acting yeast, 1/2 cup raw honey, rasins and Crasins, and 1/2 cup of course sugar. (Also was experimenting on making a beer more alchoholic, lol. Used same yeast and the honey/sugar, and rasins+craisins) The beer should be fine, but i started fermentation with the cap barely bent up on it, so kinda open (I will post pictures after work). So starting on the juice, I poured about 8ish ounces into a spare oatmeal container (REMEMBER!) And then added all the sugars, rasins, and yeast. I shook to mix, and soon after i lightly put the cap screwed back on but not tight, as to let air out. I left both in a dark section on a closet covered up, and they've been there for about 4 days, with me checking to re-adjust the caps every now and then. They've gotten cloudy, bubble alot, and the rasins are floating in the top.
Okay so here's the thing. I am concerned after reading that raw honey contains botulism spores, and I'm worried that the ph wasn't high enough to start with. I'm hoping our first little batch of bready, crappy hooch is gonna be okay, but if it comes down to botulism I'll just try again and do it right this time (buying an air release and all). I have an air lock on hand now, so should I put ut on it and just see how it turns out? Is it bad that these were partially open for a while? And will it hurt us to drink it, or is there a possibility with alchohol content? Any feedback helps.
P.s- That little 8 ounces of juice sat on my bedside table for 4 or so days, and when I woke up I was thirsty. So I drank a swallow or two, and then kept it in my mouth to taste a bit, and noticed it was fizzy! It tasted like room temperature juice, not bad, but fizzy. So I think it's fermenting, but being a (i thought) sealed container, it would seem the bacteria to be entirely self contained. So far, the only time I've felt funny today was when I thought about it, so I doubt its because of the drink itself. What are yalls thoughts on this? Should I toss it or try it again?
Okay so here's the thing. I am concerned after reading that raw honey contains botulism spores, and I'm worried that the ph wasn't high enough to start with. I'm hoping our first little batch of bready, crappy hooch is gonna be okay, but if it comes down to botulism I'll just try again and do it right this time (buying an air release and all). I have an air lock on hand now, so should I put ut on it and just see how it turns out? Is it bad that these were partially open for a while? And will it hurt us to drink it, or is there a possibility with alchohol content? Any feedback helps.
P.s- That little 8 ounces of juice sat on my bedside table for 4 or so days, and when I woke up I was thirsty. So I drank a swallow or two, and then kept it in my mouth to taste a bit, and noticed it was fizzy! It tasted like room temperature juice, not bad, but fizzy. So I think it's fermenting, but being a (i thought) sealed container, it would seem the bacteria to be entirely self contained. So far, the only time I've felt funny today was when I thought about it, so I doubt its because of the drink itself. What are yalls thoughts on this? Should I toss it or try it again?