I picked three 64 ounce bottles of this stuff today. It was massively discounted. I'm going to put in a gallon jug and ferment it. The ingredients are:
100% FRUIT JUICE FROM PEAR, GRAPE, CRANBERRY JUICES (FILTERED WATER, JUICECONCENTRATES), NATURAL FLAVORS, CITRIC ACID, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), MAGNESIUM CITRATE, GRAPE SEED EXTRACT, VITAMIN E ACETATE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE AND COENZYME Q10.
I checked and it doesn't look like any of these chemicals will screw up fermentation. I think they just added some vitamins and grape seed extract. I'll also use this to practice taking hydrometer readings. Once I figure out what the original gravity is I can decide whether to add sugar or not. I'm not sure whether this would be better with a higher or lower alcohol content.
The resulting product might taste terrible but I'm curious as to how it will turn out. The worst case scenario is that I'm out about about four dollars and I put it on the compost heap.
I was thinking of trying to fiddle with it a little though. Perhaps take some orange peel and put that in there along with a couple of allspice berries. I assume vanilla extract will be murdered during the fermentation? I may also play with my new additives and toss in a small amount of tanning and acid blend. Though I would think the cranberries would provide enough acidity.
100% FRUIT JUICE FROM PEAR, GRAPE, CRANBERRY JUICES (FILTERED WATER, JUICECONCENTRATES), NATURAL FLAVORS, CITRIC ACID, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), MAGNESIUM CITRATE, GRAPE SEED EXTRACT, VITAMIN E ACETATE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE AND COENZYME Q10.
I checked and it doesn't look like any of these chemicals will screw up fermentation. I think they just added some vitamins and grape seed extract. I'll also use this to practice taking hydrometer readings. Once I figure out what the original gravity is I can decide whether to add sugar or not. I'm not sure whether this would be better with a higher or lower alcohol content.
The resulting product might taste terrible but I'm curious as to how it will turn out. The worst case scenario is that I'm out about about four dollars and I put it on the compost heap.
I was thinking of trying to fiddle with it a little though. Perhaps take some orange peel and put that in there along with a couple of allspice berries. I assume vanilla extract will be murdered during the fermentation? I may also play with my new additives and toss in a small amount of tanning and acid blend. Though I would think the cranberries would provide enough acidity.