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submitted 1 month ago by poleslav to c/[email protected]

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From left to right. Blueberry brandy with home made blueberry syrup for color and flavor, 48% ABV. Blueberry brandy, no additives, 54% abv. Flamin hot Cheeto liquor with 15 dehydrated Carolina reapers added to it for a few hours (it’s so spicy it makes my stomach hurt) 48% abv. Cheeto liquor 48% abv. All my fermenters are empty now. Let’s see what else we can do. Think I’m gonna do a beer and another meme spirit, but sadly I can’t find bulk sour warheads in a single flavor online so I’ve gotta spin my wheel of random shit to brew

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[–] MuteDog 7 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I wouldn't use warheads as their cores are chalky and it'd probably mess with your fermentation pH.

Maybe make Mountain Dew (aka moonshine) out of Mountain Dew?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I did some pure Mountain Brew™ few weeks ago. It only fermented for a week and it was around 8% ABV. 10/10, would recommend.
I plan to make a mead with it next batch. Any tips or other suggestions?
I'm kind of new to brewing alcohol.

[–] poleslav 4 points 1 month ago

Oooh, glad to hear it worked out for you! And hmm, mead may be the one thing I haven’t brewed yet, but biggest things are always sanitize and write stuff down. Best investment you can make equipment wise in my opinion is something to control fermentation temperatures; hot side is easy, cooling stuff down is a bit more expensive, typically a spare fridge. It’s definitely worth it though, it made my beers go from “oh these are good” to consistently some of the best beers I’ve ever had.

[–] poleslav 4 points 1 month ago

I do like the idea of Mountain Dew! It’s only go perfectly with the Cheeto liquor lol. Though; i do love the idea of warheads, chalky or not, I like sour stuff lol

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The sourness is from an acid, so maybe it'll balance out?

[–] MuteDog 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

it's possible, I tried making a candy wine once and the chalk from the centers of the atomic fireballs messed it up pretty badly, not that I really expected it to be good, but...

Obviously warheads are sour while atomic fireballs aren't so ymmv

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Instant ramen?

[–] poleslav 4 points 1 month ago

Ooooo, I’m tossing that on my list. I like the idea lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I can't really think of anything meme level that would work. I work at a kombucha brewery and once we are caught up on the orders I was planning on running some small batch bullshit flavours like taco, pizza, French onion, parsely sage rosemary and thyme, etc. We haven't done anything too adventurous with our secret not a product house beers but they are also a candidate for stupid shit. I've never distilled anything either so I don't know what would or wouldn't work for that.

[–] poleslav 3 points 1 month ago

Only way to find out is to fuck around, find out, and post your results 😅

[–] SkyezOpen 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

[–] poleslav 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ooooooo. This might be the vibe lol

[–] SkyezOpen 3 points 1 month ago

I imagine it being served with a stick as a garnish. Or hell, you could even dip the stick in the booze and lick it off.