From the picture, this tops my list, flaming hot Cheetos… after mentioning it yesterday, my enzyme came in later than expected but I decided to send it anyways. It’s so greasy it’s probably turned me off Cheetos forever. However, science must ensue. Here we have 15 pounds of flamin hot Cheetos mashed with enzymes for an hour and 8 pounds of sugar. Honestly, after tasting the mash, the heat doesn’t come through, and frankly it mainly tastes/smells like a corn mash. Personally I’ll be surprised if I can tell the difference between this and a white whiskey made from straight corn. So, what’s the dumbest thing you’ve done?

  • over_clox@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    8 hours ago

    We tried brewing watermelon and banana wines 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.worldOPEnglish
      3·
      8 hours 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.worldEnglish
        2·
        8 hours 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.worldOPEnglish
          2·
          8 hours 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

          • over_clox@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            7 hours ago

            Cool beans!

            Speaking of, can beer or wine be made with beans? 🤔

            I have no idea, obviously it takes time to brew. But whatever you come up with, keep us updated…