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Another update. Drank about half the jug. Zero effect. I'm a pretty big guy, however it was surprising I got no effect, must be very low in alcohol content.

Update..I tried some sips of it. Tasted good but very watered down and weak. Going to drink more later on tonight..

It would be helpful if I had the equipment to test that. I may just sample it tomorrow to get a feel for the alcohol percentage. It's just odd to me that the grape juice has a lot of foam, whereas this had foam a couple days ago, now it's just bubbling. Is it safe to just pour some in a glass?I...

Very funny :rolleyes: However, is audible bubbling sounds a sign of fermentation still taking place? Or carbonation? There isn't any foam. I gave the jug a shake (stupid of me) and it swelled so quickly it nearly exploded.

I was wrong! There is no foam, however I put my ear up to the bottle, and shined some light on it, and there is bubbling. I suppose I will let it ferment a little while longer. Or is no foam a sign of fermentation being complete? I need some help guys..it smells wonderful, however the alcohol...

Thanks for clarifying that. I have problems with getting paranoid and overthinking things, I'll post how it tasted tomorrow :D :mug:

I am going to try it tomorrow, however I'm somewhat concerned now...I value my eyesight. I obviously didn't distill it, however what if one of the artificial sweeteners/coloring can be converted to methanol? I thought I would be able to drink this in peace without concern..

I read that article, the only differences between what I did and what the article states: 1. I used koolaid 2. I used baking yeast I don't know why I would go blind man..

Could this really produce significant amounts of methanol? I really don't want to go blind. Any science?

From what I've heard only distillation can produce levels of methanol high enough to cause you to become blind, however of course regular fermentation produces safe amounts. In this youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHnqtUN9mxo a fellow fermented koolaid and he said it just tasted...

I didn't measure either of those, as I said I'm new to homebrewing (hence the username) so I haven't bought any equipment. I added quite a bit of store-bought sugar, maybe half the bag?

Why the attitude? As I said, it was around the house, so I decided to do an experiment. I would assume the yeast were killed by an ingredient in the koolaid, however as I said it smells strong.

I started an experiment about 6 days ago, trying to ferment koolaid. I made the koolaid in a milk jug, then added a considerable amount of sugar along with some typical baking yeast. I placed the jug in a dark location, and have checked on it daily. I noticed I couldn't see any foam from the...