Pendragon524
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Hello dear friends.
I'll cut right to the chase: I want to make a Jolly Rancher wine. And not just any Jolly Rancher wine, but a blue raspberry one to boot. From looking at the nutrition info label, I find that three Jolly Ranchers contain 11 grams of sugar. There are 454 grams in a pound, and if I want my starting gravity to be about 1.100, then I will need 2.17 pounds, or 987 grams, of sugar. So, to get that sugar from Jolly Ranchers alone, I would need a whopping 270 blue raspberry Jolly Ranchers. That seems like an insanely high number. Did I do something wrong (in my calculations alone, please)? Now, once I nail down the precise number of Ranchers needed, my plan is to boil them into a syrup and combine it with enough water to fill a one-gallon carboy. I'll probably toss in some yeast nutrient, seeing as Jolly Ranchers are devoid of everything God gave to nature. Then, I'll add the yeast and watch the magic happen.
Thoughts?
I'll cut right to the chase: I want to make a Jolly Rancher wine. And not just any Jolly Rancher wine, but a blue raspberry one to boot. From looking at the nutrition info label, I find that three Jolly Ranchers contain 11 grams of sugar. There are 454 grams in a pound, and if I want my starting gravity to be about 1.100, then I will need 2.17 pounds, or 987 grams, of sugar. So, to get that sugar from Jolly Ranchers alone, I would need a whopping 270 blue raspberry Jolly Ranchers. That seems like an insanely high number. Did I do something wrong (in my calculations alone, please)? Now, once I nail down the precise number of Ranchers needed, my plan is to boil them into a syrup and combine it with enough water to fill a one-gallon carboy. I'll probably toss in some yeast nutrient, seeing as Jolly Ranchers are devoid of everything God gave to nature. Then, I'll add the yeast and watch the magic happen.
Thoughts?