Comment on So…. What’s the worst idea you went through with?
poleslav@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoBe the change you want to see in the world my friend. Here’s the list of what’s on my radar for distilling next lol. Milk wine sounds whacky but I made it before (called blaand) and it’s surprisingly just tastes like white wine. Image
TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
cm0002@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
poleslav@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
If you got any ideas I’ll be glad to add it to the list. I’ve got a bit of a backlog of stuff to try but with winter coming besides the holidays there won’t be much to do than brew!
over_clox@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
We tried brewing watermelon and banana wine before. I forget which one, but one of those didn’t last long before it started turning more vinegary…
But now you perked my interest, SPAM wine?..
poleslav@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yeah, that’s what got me into trying stupid stuff. All the research I did on watermelon said it doesn’t turn out. I made a brandy that easily topped my list of things I made. Did you by chance boil it? As an originally beer brewer it’s ingrained, but I think that’s what kills off watermelon flavor fast. At least from my one attempt at it that was a raging success.
And yeah, spam won’t ferment, unless there’s some enzyme that turns proteins into fermentable sugars, but I plan on macerating spam in a still during a run, I’m curious what flavors, if any, come through. It goes back to an old joke my buddy and I had in the woods ages ago where we drank vodka out of a “spamteen” (can of spam cut out to hold a shot of liquor, it was horrible)
over_clox@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Nah, not boiled, we just experimented the good old fashioned daddy don’t give a shit redneck way, with a 5 gallon water jug, plain old bread yeast, sugar, and whatever random fruits or berries he came across on the cheap.
He started with elderberries, then went on to try strawberries, blueberries, watermelon and bananas.
Surprisingly, even though he did things totally redneck style without all the proper equipment, I think around 3/4 of his batches came out alright. Not the finest of wines, but we got drunk on the cheap LOL! 🥂
Random idea we never tried: Technically tomatoes are considered a fruit, what would tomato wine taste like?.. 🤔
poleslav@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Honestly it works. I find that even without sanitization adding in good yeast results in good results most of the time lol. And funny enough tomato is on my list (but for beer, I’ve just been in a distilling mood lately). I also want to do Carmelized onions in a beer but that’s neither here nor there lol
TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Hell yeah
GuyDudeman@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Jesus.
poleslav@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I paid for the still, I’m gonna get my moneys worth out of it 😂 and by that I’m just curious what flavors come through the process. While these are mostly horrid ideas, you never know when you’ll be surprised and can make something interesting from it. Hell sour beers were considered bad at one point in history and now people (including myself) make them intentionally!
MataVatnik@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Probably look to anything with oily aromatics. That would probably transfer the most amount of flavor.
poleslav@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yeah, that’s basically the thought behind the spinach and random herb idea I have, probably will be awful for drinking but thankfully I also cook daily so at worst I can use it to infuse some flavor into a dish lol
GuyDudeman@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Haha! True! More power to ya. Be sure to post when you find a good one!
poleslav@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
For sure! I’m not the most experienced distiller, but I’ve made enough beers to assume this is going to turn out tasting exactly like a white whiskey/cream ale after it’s done fermenting. It smells potently of corn and not much else. I might end up macerating a handful of dehydrated Carolina reapers that I was holding onto for a firey chocolate stout into the still. Who knows, the world is my oyster.
jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
…died after drinking that.