# Any Sugary Liquid That CAN'T Be Fermented?

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**Created:** [November 25, 2018, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sugary-liquid-that-cant-be-fermented/825046 "2018-11-25T09:44:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sugary-liquid-that-cant-be-fermented/825046/4 "2018-11-25T10:24:23Z")

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> [@Jim\_B](#):
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> Ever since I was a child, I wondered if you could ferment orange juice. It just seems to me it would taste great if you could. Yet no one ever does. And c. 20 years ago, when I was really into it, I never got the nerve to do that. Too bad, I suppose. But I guess that is part of my question: And can you ferment orange juice?)

In my (unintentional) experience, you can, but it ends up tasting very bitter and—I don’t know if this is the right word for it, but it’s the only one I can think of—gamey.

Plus, it gets fizzy and plays all sorts of hell with your bowels.

So I honestly can’t recommend it—sorry. ☹

Another thing I discovered can ferment is maple syrup. I had a small jug of it (capped!) fizz and spill all over the inside of my fridge once. I also had a larger jug ($40 worth in 1995 or '96) develop mold inside my pantry. Both lots went right down the drain. :mad:

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