jojabri
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After a few glasses of Dragon Blood, (probably a mistake to do much after that) I went to check on my current batch of Skeeter Pee. I have finally overcome that stinky smell by whisking it with a copper scrub pad, and it was coming along nicely.
As I was whisking, I looked over at my Sodastream machine, which sits on my counter where I do all my racking, and had a partially-inebriated (which is the state I am always at after 10:00pm) idea. There sat an unopened bottle of Sodastream lemon-lime mix. The hamper wheel started turning. Could I put some "pee" in there to carbonate it at this point?? What would it taste like if I sweetened it with the Sodastream syrup?? My SG test said it was 1.000 so there couldn't be much residual sugar.
So I went for it! I pulled off 1 liter, to the mark on my Sodastream bottle, and very carefully pushed the button. It took a little time as there was still CO2 in the "pee" I got it to 2 buzzes, and felt that was enough. Granted, I'm looking to get a buzz myself and have no time for waiting.
Once the foam had died down, I unscrewed the carbonating bottle and added in a capful of the lemon-lime Sodastream syrup. Next, I gave it a very gentle turn and opened it. It was REALLY bubbly.
BUT, the taste is AWESOME! It tastes a lot like limeade, very tart, but still sweet.
I know I'm gonna get some flack about messing with it before it's done, but I'm cool with that. I figure if anypeoples are cool with experimenting, that, from what I've read, youpeoples are.
Oh, furthermore, just sayin' because it's a Sodastream thing, putting anything other than water will void any warranty with Sodastream and our machine. That said, I have found you can easily turn a white into a sparkling white using this machine. I totally did this for New Years, and nobody could tell the difference.
I'd been curious about this for a bit and would love some input about Sodastream and wine experiments.
As I was whisking, I looked over at my Sodastream machine, which sits on my counter where I do all my racking, and had a partially-inebriated (which is the state I am always at after 10:00pm) idea. There sat an unopened bottle of Sodastream lemon-lime mix. The hamper wheel started turning. Could I put some "pee" in there to carbonate it at this point?? What would it taste like if I sweetened it with the Sodastream syrup?? My SG test said it was 1.000 so there couldn't be much residual sugar.
So I went for it! I pulled off 1 liter, to the mark on my Sodastream bottle, and very carefully pushed the button. It took a little time as there was still CO2 in the "pee" I got it to 2 buzzes, and felt that was enough. Granted, I'm looking to get a buzz myself and have no time for waiting.
Once the foam had died down, I unscrewed the carbonating bottle and added in a capful of the lemon-lime Sodastream syrup. Next, I gave it a very gentle turn and opened it. It was REALLY bubbly.
BUT, the taste is AWESOME! It tastes a lot like limeade, very tart, but still sweet.
I know I'm gonna get some flack about messing with it before it's done, but I'm cool with that. I figure if anypeoples are cool with experimenting, that, from what I've read, youpeoples are.
Oh, furthermore, just sayin' because it's a Sodastream thing, putting anything other than water will void any warranty with Sodastream and our machine. That said, I have found you can easily turn a white into a sparkling white using this machine. I totally did this for New Years, and nobody could tell the difference.
I'd been curious about this for a bit and would love some input about Sodastream and wine experiments.
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