I just started homebrewing trying to make a basic spirt. Use...

I just started homebrewing trying to make a basic spirt. Used 5 cups of suger 2 packs yeast and a gal of water its bubbleing like crazy but no foam on top did I make a mistake? If not how long should I let it ferment any and all advice is welcome I'm new at this

dont know about just sugar water. I think I would have at least put in some rasins. Someone else has said the same make banana wine. Yes you are on your way to making a drink that has alcohol in it, well guess you can mix it with something.

Ok ill try banana wine do I have to age it or can I drink it after it clears?

All wine needs aging that dose not mean you cant drink it, even before it clears, the idea of aging it is for it to taste good.

I cant even imagine what this concoction might end up tasting like. But about the banana wine, I think I remember Destinyrae_99 saying something along the lines of if you drink it too early you can crap through a screen door without hitting the mesh. So keep that in mind arkwright.

LOL that would be bad I had no bananas so I went out back and picked a bowl full of black berrys crushed em put em in microwave till it boiled to kill any thing growing on em put them in to the batch after cooled it foamed over as soon as.I put them in Btw its 2 days into fermentation is that 2 late to add the berrys? Lol guess 2 late now if it is.

hey arkwright

putting the berrys in late will be fine. im glad to see you have a artistic spirit about all this. i think this is best, i have broken many rules and made some great discoveries.

there is plenty of literature on the net and utube about wine making.

one word of advice. keep some good notes.

gl
Damage

Ty all for the advice

never cook your fruit it will set the pectin and your wine will not clear.Buy some campden tabs and soak overnight.

also ive seen a guy on utube make a basic spirit just to make "moonshine". he only used sugar and water. he probably use yeast nutrient and all that too. he used one of the yeasts that will produce 18%.

i think if i was doing it for this purpose i would use a 1/2 of can of 100% pure welches concord grape per gallon.

the grape has everything.

cheers amigos! lol

So my wine isn't going to clear o.O :c o well it stoped bubbleing yesterday going to strain and put it in the refrigerater maybe the cold will make it clear

Some I hope o well it taste good so ill call it good seeing as its my first try gotta learn as I go

Hasent cleared but its goood lol sweet strong flaver and its got quiet a lot of alcohol in it I like it Ty for the advice turned out great imo

I hope your timeline hasn't been from the when you made your first post. Six days isnt enough time to make wine. It should take months. The quickest I have ever made a batch was 2 months and it still is not degassed enough to be enjoyed.

It was going 3 days on the first post I shook it till the gass was out opening the contaner a lil to let out pressure closeing it and shakeing again till the gas was out its not really like wine more like a cider I guess idk it taste good

i have tried many 30 day wine experiments. i have had some good success even tho they turn out to be 40-50 day wines. it depends on what u like and how well u can tweek your formula.

im not a wine snob but, i have made some really tasty young wine.

gl amigo