I want to make wine from Mountain Dew Throwback

[slowjerk]

Is this possible?

Edit: pics on page 3

 

[MBasile]

get enough of it and throw some champagne yeast in it! Or wine yeast. Or ale yeast. Or lager yeast.

I don't quite know that you could make "wine" from it, but you definitely could make something boozy from it!

 

[Annubis]

As cool as it would be, it seems that it contains Sodium Benzoate, which is a preservative that inhibits the growth of bacteria and fungus under acidic conditions.

You could always try a small 1-gallon batch and see what happens... though my money's on "nothing or something gross"

 

[LexxTalon]

Yeh... I've been thinking of some crazy ideas myself... But soda it designed to be stored safely for long periods of time... So you would REALLY have to work to get the yeast working... Though i would be interested to know how yeasts lije high fructose corn syrup... Hmmm... Brb...

 

[LexxTalon]

ok... after fighting with bubbles... and running it several times... I've determined that Dr Pepper has an SG of about 1.050... which is surprisingly perfect for a decent fermentation. I'm thinking... as soon as I get a free carboy (about a week)... I'm throwing a batch of Dr Pepper in and seeing if I can get it to ferment. Oh man... if we can get this to work... the possibilities are mind-blowing! Let's keep this going... let me know how yours' turns out... and I'll do the same. I have some Red Star sitting around... so I'll throw that in and see if I can rock it.

Which leads to so many other questions... if you ferment an already carbonated beverage... does it remain carbonated? hmm... yeh... it's definitely time to get a little crazy!

 

[Stout-n-Braggot]

For a test I would probably get a 2-litre bottle, drink a small portion to have a touch of headspace, then pitch some started champagne yeast and affix an airlock.

Good luck...

 

[Hoppin_Mad]

yuck to this thread.

 

[slowjerk]

Yeh... I've been thinking of some crazy ideas myself... But soda it designed to be stored safely for long periods of time... So you would REALLY have to work to get the yeast working... Though i would be interested to know how yeasts lije high fructose corn syrup... Hmmm... Brb...

Mountain Dew Throwback has real sugar in it BTW



I'm going to make up a small batch and will report back how it went. Stay tuned!

 

[oldmate]

I would pour some warm water in it and really whisk it all up to get rid of excess CO2 to help the yeast.

 

[WIP]

Or just open it and put it in a tub of warm water. no need to water it down.

 

[malkore]

Mountain Dew Throwback has real sugar in it BTW

Yeah, and fermenting real sugar ends up taking like crap. Assuming the SUPER acidity and preservatives allow it to ferment in the first place.

Mt Dew is the most acidic soda on the market.

I'm all for experiments, but I can tell you this is gonna taste horrible if it ferments.

Put a little Blue Maui schnapps in Mt Dew for a good time.

 

[WIP]

Yeah, and fermenting real sugar ends up taking like crap. Assuming the SUPER acidity and preservatives allow it to ferment in the first place.

Mt Dew is the most acidic soda on the market.

I'm all for experiments, but I can tell you this is gonna taste horrible if it ferments.

Put a little Blue Maui schnapps in Mt Dew for a good time.

Actually the most acidic are RC cola, coke, cherry coke, and Dr. Pepper. with a PH of 2.39. Mt. Dew is a PH of 3.1 which is right around a white wine.

 

[slowjerk]

do you think if I let it sit capped in direct sunlight it will breakdown the sodium benzoate

 

[Reaver]

I think it will mess up the Mt Dew flavor by breaking down alot of things. I've had Dew left in the sun before. It wasn't tasty... you're probably best to let it set uncapped for a day to let the CO2 bubble off. Shake the **** out of it and let it set another day uncapped, maybe in the fridge if there's not alot of CO2 left.

 

[dusty1025]

eww...always remember "garbage in garbage out"

That being said, i am interested and i will be checking back.

 

[brokenseeker]

I've never seen mold grow in soda bottles in the trash or otherwise, only juice and what not.

I think you'd be better off adding vodka to dew.

 

[WIP]

I have seen mold grow in Mt. Dew. But it took a while. I wonder if you degas it and let it sit for 24 hours without the top if it would have less preservatives.

This stuff sounds gross, but I am interested in how it turns out.

Mt. Dew with Vodka is great though. You can mix them 50/50 and barely tell the difference. Makes for great public events.

 

[Homercidal]

Lets stop with the discussion and see a video of you drinking some of this "Dewz" (Dew + Booze)...

 

[crazyfeet]

in my college days i did was able to ferment mt dew. the taste was like a watered down mt dew.

ok i didnt know anything back then but this is what i did

let the dew go flat
sprinkle in bread yeast
screwed cap on super loose
left in closet 14-20 days
drank

i also did this with gatorade. same results.

just wanted to say that it is possible....

again since then ive learned a ton and made some good and proper drinks.. but i might try this again just to see what its like.

 

[C-Rider]

in my college days i did was able to ferment mt dew. the taste was like a watered down mt dew.

ok i didnt know anything back then but this is what i did

let the dew go flat
sprinkle in bread yeast
screwed cap on super loose
left in closet 14-20 days
drank

i also did this with gatorade. same results.

just wanted to say that it is possible....

again since then ive learned a ton and made some good and proper drinks.. but i might try this again just to see what its like.

How about passing on what cha learned? :fro:

 

[crazyfeet]

not sure if you mean what ive learned in general or what i learned about mt dew.

ill start with the dew. It got us buzzed and didnt taste like much really.

since then ive learned that it is worth the time to get good ingredients and put in the time necessary to make something good.

i mean when i started the dew/gatorade brews i didnt know about air stops, different yeasts, primary/secondary, sanitization, tons of stuff.

I do like the idea of having LOTS of small batches of stuff going...and lots of big batches as well.

tonight I am bottling 28 bottles of a sweet kiwi white wine

 

[chokeslam512]

OP: are you planning a prison stint? If not I'm not sure why one would want to do this. On the other hand, it'll likely only cost you about $5.00 to try it, so why not?

 

[Dr_Gordon_Freeman]

I have made this, and it wasn't bad. (I used reg. Mt. Dew)

Brew a small beer, extract would be easiest, with regular hops and all, but with less water. Instead of topping off with water, top off with the Dew. Voila, caffeinated citrus'd beer.

 

[slowjerk]

I've got 4 liters of Dew that have been sitting out with the caps off for a few days at about 68 degrees. I'll transfer them to a Rossi 4 liter jug tomorrow and pitch the yeast. I'll add some yeast enzyme too I think to help things.

I'm using Montrachet yeast just because I have an extra pack after making up some apfelwein.

When I do I'll update with pics and my SG.

 

[slowjerk]

Alright guys, after 3 long days of shaking the fizz out I pitched the yeast tonight. It STILL had carbonation after sitting out for 3 days. Not much head space but oh well! OG is 1.05, this is the OG of regular ol' Mt. Dew if you want to tuck that little gem of knowledge away for future use.

Also, the bung up top has a hole in it. for when I airlock it. Right now it's just the "blow hole"

Also pictured it the very appropriate vessel I'll be drinking my Pinot Dew from.

 

[dusty1025]

I'm no sommelier but i suspect that this will pair very well with your Ramen noodles

 

[Hoppin_Mad]

I'm no sommelier but i suspect that this will pair very well with your Ramen noodles

Beat me to the punch.

 

[airmek]

i'm no sommelier but i suspect that this will pair very well with your ramen noodles

ftw!!

 

[slowjerk]

three days later and nothing is happening. What should I do? (Besides throw it out)

 

[Stout-n-Braggot]

maybe repitch with a very vigorous yeast starter...