Food & Drink Has Any Ever Made Their Own Homemade Liquor?

[DanSavage]

 

[Fedorgasm]

My grandpa made his own moonshine but he died when he drank it.

So my dad tried to make some and he drank it and died.

And I made some, drank it, and only went blind, so I'm the smart one in the family.

 

[TheNinja]

I've brewed beer with some fellas who took it pretty serious. The best part about homebrew guys is that they LOVE to brew beer and try different things. It's their hobby. And they always run out of keg room. Like they call everyone over and say "Please help me drink this beer or bring a 2 liter bottle to take some home with you. I got this batch ready to be kegged but none of my kegs are empty!! It's an emergency I need you to come drink my beer please!!"

I helped a guy try to make moonshine once. He was a chemist so it went well.

I made my own lemoncello once. But it's basically not "making" alcohol. It's just putting simple sugar syrup, everclear (or vodka highest proof), and lemon rinds and letting it soak.

Oh, I also soaked a bunch of cheap weed (local dispensary used to sell 1 oz for $50 but it was all leftover trimmings and stuff...not great to smoke but great for infusing) in vodka for a few months and then drank it. I'm pretty sure it made me high.

 

[nonoob]

Elderberry wine was the subject of a cool Elton John song.
For making wine, the best starting point is your favorite fresh and ripe fruit/grapes/berries.

 

[lsa]

@lsa did. He caused several explosions.

That was a good day

 

[Madmick]

Yeah used to make cordial from blue berries, elderberries and black berries. Had a friend who made a still in his garage. It's not terribly difficult if you are conscientious enough to see the project through. Don't let @Madmick's asperger's scare you off.

Calm down. I didn't say it wasn't doable, just that it shouldn't be taken lightly. I can only speak for myself, but I don't want to go blind because a batch of a recipe I've made a dozen times before become tainted, and I don't know because I didn't buy the right equipment to catch that.

 

[Fedorgasm]

I never intentionally made wine but I did step on a grape once and then just never cleaned it up.

 

[TheChance]

Calm down. I didn't say it wasn't doable, just that it shouldn't be taken lightly. I can only speak for myself, but I don't want to go blind because a batch of a recipe I've made a dozen times before become tainted, and I don't know because I didn't buy the right equipment to catch that.

I appreciate how you reinforced my statement

 

[Madmick]

I appreciate how you reinforced my statement

Oh, I see. You're one of those "seat belts are for paranoid pussies" types.

Carry on.

 

[TheChance]

Oh, I see. You're one of those "seat belts are for paranoid pussies" types.

Carry on.

I don't know how seat belts got into this but,

concession accepted

 

[Madmick]

I don't know how seat belts got into this

Trust me, nobody is surprised you fail to see the connection.

 

[Excelsior]

I've been making mead and hard cider for years. I think I'm up to fifty-plus batches complete.

 

[ricc505]

I have a still.

 

[Thrawn33]

Wine once

 

[Tp4myBungHole]

I brew my own beer. Recently got into pressure fermenting and quick carbing. It's been a game changer. What used to take 4-5 weeks to go from mash to drinkable, now takes less then 10 days.

 

[Natural Order]

1 part Listerine
3 parts Aqua Velva
4 parts hand sanitizer

Put mix in a 2 litre pop bottle and insert pop bottle into brown paper bag.

Cheers!

 

[650lb Sumo]

Calm down. I didn't say it wasn't doable, just that it shouldn't be taken lightly. I can only speak for myself, but I don't want to go blind because a batch of a recipe I've made a dozen times before become tainted, and I don't know because I didn't buy the right equipment to catch that.

Contamination is a valid concern. To do things properly use the brewing equipment only for brewing, and sterilise (as well as normal cleaning) between batches.

Of course if you are using your own apples for instance, instead of a syrup tin, what is in or on them is less controllable, but I haven't killed or blinded anyone yet.

Edit: with apples the more rustic method is not even to add yeast but let the natural yeast and stuff there do the work.

 

[ricc505]

So, by homemade drinks, you mean brewing/distilling your own?

Distilling liquor involves fire so it's unsafe for a noob*. Brewing beer is much easier and you can buy kits with everything you need. Start there.



*That means not trying to start with whiskey or bourbon but you do you.

You don't need fire.

 

[JonnyBonesPharmacist]

My dad used to make wine a lot when I was a kid. Until he made a bad batch....damn near died from it. That was the end of that

 

[BEATDOWNS]

Me and Da Bois down at the Trailer Park made Swish all the time.