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> --- In E-Z-Caps@yahoogroups.com, "Christopher Damien Davis"
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> >
> > I know this question may come off as odd but I have heard there
is a
> > way to make tasteless wine from just sugar, anyone have a recipe
that
> > could be used in a 2 liter bottle?
> >
>
> I don't have an exact recipe, but I can tell you that regular table
> sugar will NOT ferment well. I currently have 3 batches of sugar
wine
> going, trying to figure the best way to make it, and regular table
> sugar does not work.
>
> Table sugar is sucrose, which is a disaccharide, which yeast does
not
> eat. The yeast has to generate an enzyme to break it down into two
> monosaccharide's, which has a slightly off flavor. You can use a
candi
> sugar, or a monosaccharide to do this, and it should come out
better,
> but you will still have a slightly cider-y flavor.
>
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