Irn Bru wine...

[Befuddler]

Yes, this is a stupid idea. Yes, it's most likely going to taste like arse.. but sometimes when I have these ridiculous brainwaves, I just have to fart them into the world for all to smell. Anyway.. admit it, you're curious. Why else did you click on the thread?

So basically, I'm going to ferment Irn Bru with wine yeast and see how hideous it is. I invite you all to share the experience by way of my words and pictures. The recipe is terrifyingly complex: it involves boiling the Irn Bru to decarbonate and drive off any preservatives, adding 10g of sugar per 100ml, then wanging some yeast in it.

I had absolutely no confidence that this would work at all, so I started off boiling just 200ml of Irn Bru for 10 mins, mixing in 20g of sugar along the way.. chucked this in a (sterilised of course) tropicana bottle with some Young's wine yeast and a dash of nutrient. No science here whatsoever, just threw it in by eye. To my amazement and slight horror, after 1 hour it looks like this:



We are go for launch.

I'm going to let this tiny amount ferment out then pitch it as a starter into a gallon batch. I will post the results here along with a detailed report of precisely how rancid it tastes.

I can almost feel your collective anticipation.

[trucker5774]

I love doing experiment like that along side my normal brewing. Good luck. I will be watching this with interest

[kay-jay]

sounds interesting!
let us know how it turns out. my mate drinks nowt but irn bru - if it turns out ok i may knock a batch up for him. is yours gonna be a sparkling wine??

KJ

[Befuddler]

is yours gonna be a sparkling wine??

Yes, I think a slight sparkle is the way to go with this one. Nothing too aggressive, just something to carry the aroma.. Whatever that aroma might turn out to be

[EoinMag]

I think this might end up very nasty, once you take the sugar out of these soft drinks you can end up with some pretty nasty chemicals left over, that taste like nasty chemicals. You are experimenting so fire away, but as with farts some experiments will only smell good to he who dealt it.....

[Befuddler]

I think this might end up very nasty, once you take the sugar out of these soft drinks you can end up with some pretty nasty chemicals left over, that taste like nasty chemicals. You are experimenting so fire away, but as with farts some experiments will only smell good to he who dealt it.....

Yea I'm under no illusions here. I'm fully prepared for this to be the most vile and reprehensible thing to pass my lips since they brought out those "bombay bad boy" pot noodles.

[bazookajoe]

Think positively, you'll have the hangover cause and cure in the one bottle. I think you're on to something.

[shandypants5]

I found this on tinternet.

"Irn-Bru was first produced in 1901, in the town of Falkirk, under the name Strachan's brew. In 1946, a change in laws required that the word "brew" be removed from the name, as the drink is not technically brewed. The chairman of the company came up with the idea of changing both halves of the name to a phonetic spelling, giving the current Irn-Bru brand.

Maybe you will have to call it Irn "brew" now?

Anyway, Good luck, I hope you survive.
It is the pioneering spirit of folk like you, constantly pushing the envelope, that make brewing what it is today.

[shandypants5]

Double post

[DREADSKIN]

all i want to say is: Pure Class, go on my son!

[boingy]

And all I want to say is: eeewwwwww!

(but, yes, I am curious)

[micmacmoc]

what next? Buckie vodka?

[Befuddler]

The starter has run its course and I'm stepping up to the gallon batch today.

For anyone that has ever wondered, this is what a gallon of boiling bru looks like:



My kitchen smells bloody lovely.

[BWT]

Well Befuddler all i can say is whit a waste o irnbru but each to his own

[ghostofmonkeypaws]

sheer devilish brillance and unequalled bravery. i wish you every success.

especially as i want to try some.