Making Beer from fruit

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mr plumber

Making Beer from fruit

Post by mr plumber » Sat May 29, 2010 7:29 pm

hello peeps, Im always seeing on tv ( mainly prison shows ) where people are keeping fruit on radiators to make alcholol , is this really possible, if so how do they do it?

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Re: Making Beer from fruit

Post by awalker » Sun May 30, 2010 9:06 am

Yes it is possible
Fruit has its own wild yeast on the skins, which is how real cider is made no yeast added.

Do a search on the internet for 'Prison Brewing'
They make beer using the yeast off socks, very nice, think I might stick to us-05
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Re: Making Beer from fruit

Post by Wolfy » Sun May 30, 2010 9:57 am

Most likely it's how cider, wine, mead and various other fermented beverages were first discovered - simply keeping fruit in some sort of container in a warm place where it ferments from the natural yeasts on the fruit or in the air.

There is also a cute YouTube video of a squirrel getting drunk when eating fermenting pumpkins in someone's back yard, check that when you do your search. ;)

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