No it was easy to grasp, but the bad flavor isn't absence of carbonation. I might be new at this but I recognize the difference between fermented fruit juice and beer, and people drink flat fermented fruit juice all the time.
I wash my pineapples and use a little ale yeast. Who knows what pesticides or rat piss is on the outside of those things. My last 2 batches weren't very good though, I switched to a large plastic pitcher because my wife was using my glass jars and for some reason the tepache made in it isn't...
I can't describe the flavor because I've never tasted or smelled anything like it. It's not like apples, vinegar, sour, or alcohol, it's just unpleasant. I haven't tasted after chilling yet.
Day 12 .998
Definitely smells like alcohol and the flavor is yeasty & harsh compared to day 8. I wouldn't enjoy drinking it as-is although it mellowed after setting out a few minutes. My wife says the smell from the cupboard is like rotten food, but the the liquid itself smells like old apples.