i would like to learn
How to do this
(andythepieman Is surfing the waves of indifference on, Fri 11 Nov 2011, 11:34, 1 reply)

It seemed to be along the lines of:
buy tinned fruit; put tinned fruit in a bucket with a lot of sugar; let it ferment. There may be a more sophisticated process involved, maybe some cheap gin primer or something. Hopefully the Scourge of Wales will return and tell us.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Fri 11 Nov 2011, 17:18, closed)

Pretty much.
I got a bucket with an air-tight lid.
I cut a circle in the top and fitted an airlock (see here) - They're a couple of pounds from Wilkinsons.
Sterilised the whole lot with Milton, the stuff they use for baby's bottles.

Then five cans of tinned fruit, four kilos of sugar, a packet of powdered yeast, and about forty litres of water.

Bang the lid on firm, fill the airlock half up with water.
Leave the whole thing in a warm place for a month.
Drink it.
(Kaol - Scourge of Wales, Sat 12 Nov 2011, 20:30, closed)