Home Made Jarate in 3 Easy Steps!

From the guys over at nerdballoon.com, we've got a do- it-yourself Jarate mix that tastes good too.  Make it at home, and for relatively cheap too!

Here is an easy recipe to make a yellow beverage that your friends will swear is urine in a mason jar, but in reality is a delicious carbonated refreshment fit for a crusty sniper (especially quenching during those lengthy TF2 stalemates). Read on to check out my homebrew recipe which will make 12 litres of "Jarate".

#1. Buy 10 cans of apple juice ( pure pressed ) and pour 9 of them into a suitable container. You must be able to keep the container airtight, so using a carboy (large glass bottle) is best. You can use a large pot or bucket and cover the top with plastic wrap.

#2. Heat up the last can of juice to a near boil, then add 1 cup of honey or sugar and dissolve.

#3. Add the hot sweet mix to the rest of the juice, then add bread yeast to the now warm mixture. Be certain to poke a small hole in the plastic, or plug the top of your carboy with an airlock device (this allows the CO₂ that is generated during fermentation to escape, and it keeps the oxygen out.)

That's it! in 10 days time the yeast will have fermented the mixture down to a beverage that your friends will think is pee. Keep extra Jarate in mason jars next to your computer, because you never know when you'll need a sip. Duty!

Notes: The longer you wait the better it tastes and the clearer it looks. Using wine yeast or champagne yeast ($.80 a package) produces a fairer tasting Jarate.  Do not bottle the Jarate before the recommended fermentation period; otherwise you could explode your bottles due to excess carbonation.

Thanks again to the guys at nerdballoon.com for the recipe!