Brewing "stuff"

[petemoss]

So lately I have been making some ciders. At it's simplest form I can just dump some yeast into a one gallon jug of apple juice and cover the mouth with sanitized aluminum foil. I end up with something that tastes like apple juice with the sweetness removed and alcohol added. Not the tastiest perhaps but interesting.

I realize that different sugars have different levels of fermentability, but this make me wonder, is there a reason (other than it being stupid) I couldn't experiment in a similar manner with all kinds of stuff. How about some some alcoholic Gatorade, Sprite, or Coca Cola?

I already understand that it is a stupid thing to do probably, but would something like this work in theory?

Thanks

 

[bucketnative]

Preservatives.

Low pH.

Just add rum to cola, et voila.

 

[PaulR]

There was a discussion on this in a different thread. Take a look, sounds like it is possible. Probably not the best tasting stuff you could make.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f25/i-wa...owback-228669/

 

[petemoss]

Excellent thread. Thanks for the link.

 

[PaulR]

Excellent thread. Thanks for the link.

No problem, please use responsibly. LOL