WHAT IT THIS?
he is making a rich nectar
MAYBE A BIT STRONG

actually
not even sure i am saying pursimions properly
corn sugar just mellows it
since did not try it myself then he gotta do it.
i think he is good the task

thinking an alfalfa honey, to that or maybe a honeysuckle.
pardon me guys i think i had an orgasm



"David M. Taylor" <dmtaylor@SPAM.geocities.SUCKS.com> wrote in message
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> "Bill Tapley" <b.tapley@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>> Hey Dug88,
>>
>> Here's one for your thinking enjoyment.
>>
>> What should I expect to have happen by mixing about 5 lbs of honey and
>> a gallon bucket of ripe percimmons (absolutely ripe, mushy, chock fill-o
>> fruit sugar sugar)?
>>
>> You see, I'm a beekeeper and had this mess of wax and honey, so I
>> disolved the honey (mostly to clean the wax), at them same time I was
>> also drying percimmons (they are delicious dired, just like candy), and I
>> had a bunch of this percimmon mush; now I don't really care for percimmon
>> pudding or cookies, so I threw the whole bunch of sweet stuff into the
>> bucket, added some dry wine yeast, wall-lah.
>>
>> That was on Dec 27.
>>
>> The 5 gallon batch is still bubbling every 12 seconds, slowing by about a
>> second per day for the last three days. Been going strong since I
>> pitched the yeast, just about blew the air out of the lock after about
>> the first 5 days (it took off after about 2 days, thought it was stuck at
>> first but guess the yeast was just O2ing up).
>>
>> What kind of alcohol do I have in this thing? Is it safe to drink?[/color]
>
> Sounds yummy to me, and I don't even know what percimmons are! My guess
> is that it will take around 5 weeks for the stuff to ferment completely,
> plus or minus a week or two... good things come to those who wait. The
> alcohol produced will certainly be regular ethanol, safe to drink. Should
> make for a very delicious beverage, assuming percimmons are any good (I've
> never tasted them). Might end up cloudy or something from fruit pectin
> and solids, I'm not real sure on that. Good luck!
>
> --
> Dave
> "Just a drink, a little drink, and I'll be feeling GOOooOOooOOooD!" --
> Genesis, 1973-ish
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