Pinot Dew and a growler from Shorts on the same counter...
Ironic and blasphemous
This kind of sounds like taking the long way around to get to this....
Good luck though!
I'm pretty sure it will taste much worse.
"pretty sure"?! I'm positive, but I still want to try it.
Or better yet fermented Red Bull... if only they sold it in gallon jugs.
Alright I tasted it.
It smells absolutely horrid but evolves in the glass to reveal some subtle undertones of possibly being drinkable. (Today was April Fool's Day wasn't it?) The elements noted in the nose are repeated in the mouth. It tastes intense, but not well-balanced. It has a long finish that is filled with regret. There is still much of that Mountain Dew lemon-lime fruitiness, but the crisp, refreshing joy that we associate with Mountain Dew is quickly replaced with dry, yeasty overtones. If there was any sugar left in the jug it didn't find it's way into my sample.
Overall it was very dry. No sweetness. However with some back-sweetening I believe this could be a very complex, interesting wine that I would drink with regularity.
I believe my mistake (besides deciding to make wine from Mountain Dew) was that I didn't add more sugar at the beginning. I am thinking the yeast ran out of sugar, and that it could have gotten further than it did.
If it tastes yeasty then let it sit and rack it again after it has totally cleared. That will change the flavor a lot. That is not to say that i have any belief that this concoction will end up particularly drinkable, but at least it won't taste like yeast anymore.
Alright, I will do that.
Next time around I'll make the girlfriend try it so I can video record it.
Alright I tasted it.
It has a long finish that is filled with regret.
Did you use glass? I've always heard that those plastic bottles are cheap. If so there could be some harmful chemicals released into the final product.
This kind of sounds like taking the long way around to get to this....
Good luck though!
that's illegal... at least it is in WA.
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