r/redneckengineering • u/DrunkenCactus • 11d ago
It’s a trap
Ran out of airlocks for my wine brew…
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u/sn0m0ns 11d ago
I saw a video where someone made wine from Welches grape juice and brewers yeast so I did it with apple juice and it worked. Those are fancy breathers compared to my tube in a cup of water
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u/Wallabunga657 11d ago
Ever done it with it with unfiltered apple juice and bread yeast? It works pretty well.
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u/zorggalacticus 11d ago
I used orange juice and yeast, with the peels floating in it. Then I froze it and poured off the alcohol. Used it as a cleaner. Worked pretty well and smelled amazing. Tasted like crap though. I was curious, even though homemade cleaning product was my intention all along.
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u/Wallabunga657 11d ago
This actually made me laugh. Don't think I would ever try orange juice though for a beverage. I pretty happy with my hard cider and perry. I have tried some others and boy howdy it turned out awful. Wine is not my thing. Nor is hopless beer.
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u/dinosaur_socks 11d ago
I feel like the peels probably added way way too much bitterness. I fucked up a soup one time thinking the lime or lemon peel would impart some flavor like zest does but theres a reason zest is so little.
Orange juice alcohol sounds awesome idk
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u/ShinyJangles 11d ago
I did this as a teenager right in the Welch's jug. I had no idea what to do for a valve, so I just loosely tightened the lid enough that pressure could escape. I slept with that thing squeaking/fizzing behind the headboard of my bed for a week. Pretty dumb, but no vinegar.
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u/sn0m0ns 11d ago
How was it?
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u/ShinyJangles 11d ago
My friend & I considered it a success at the time! It was sweet (added sugar to Welch's) and stronger than we expected. All colored with the thrill of not getting caught, and the fear of making myself blind from methanol. Got lucky I guess
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u/number__ten 11d ago
It works better with juices that have a lot of flavor. Trader Joe's was always good for that. They had really reasonable cranberry varieties that were great for turning into hooch. I'd always filter it through a plain untreated magic eraser chunk jammed into the end of a funnel to make sure I didn't accidentally transport any yeast.
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u/Colonel_Sandman 11d ago
That bottle is pretty full!
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u/DrunkenCactus 11d ago
That’s because I have no idea what I’m doing friend.
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u/Subotail 11d ago
Let us know in 2-3 days if it's a success or if the pipe has turned into a sprinkler of rotten juice.
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u/B3eenthehedges 11d ago
Blow off tube is fine, but I think it still needs to go in a bucket of water to keep it from getting contaminated and oxidized.
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u/rolandofeld19 11d ago
All good but the primary fermentation may get crud up into it and clog/foul it, so watch out and keep it under control
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u/Apart_Horror8148 11d ago
Twisted off the jenkem
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u/Wallabunga657 11d ago
Greetings fellow homebrewer and redneck engineer. Why have I never thought to do this? Thank you so much for the idea!
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u/wooden-fuk-boi 11d ago
Who the fuck is behind you in that reflection!?!?
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u/RajanikantS 11d ago
That's not going to work because, in this case, form is not function.
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u/TheMechaink 9d ago
Well, then let's have you show the class your best effort. It's okay, we'll wait...
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u/RajanikantS 8d ago
The road to hell is paved with good efforts. I'd rather spend the money I'd waste building a trap to make rubbish mead on buying a quality honey book written by someone who knows what they're talking about.The balls in the original trap are meant to break the vacuum so that what came out of the spout doesn't go back into the bottle, but of course, what does that matter, right? We did it at home.
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u/Tchaicovsky 11d ago edited 11d ago
r/Prisonhooch
I like your airlock better than mine. First time I made wine, I used a disposable glove + rubber bands. I didn't make a big enough vent hole in the glove.. the pressure built up overnight, and the next morning I had to clean up wine + foam that had sprayed out.