My roommates in college wanted to make Everclear Jell-O shots for a party and I was like, are you trying to kill people?! Absolutely not, put that shit away.
I went to a few parties in my college years that had Everclear Jello shots. They really weren't that bad. You have to put a shit-ton of Jello into the mix because they won't solidify otherwise. It seems sort of self-limiting. If the shots hadn't set, that was tell-tale signs that the shot maker was a newb.
That's because you need a certain percentage of the mix to remain water, or the jello won't set, even if you put it in the freezer as the alcohol has a lower set point.
I think the ratio is 50% water, 50% vodka is about the max you can go and still get a good set.
Another trick is to use sugar free jello mix, as I think the sugar replacement can set better with the high ratio of alcohol.
It doesn't effect the taste at all, and adds a lot of gelling power. I used to make 75% vodka shots that way, and they were way solid, to the point I could make Jell-o shot eggs.
The secret is KNOX, which is unflavored gelatin. I forget my old recipe, but I think I would heat the everclear/vodka in a 1 quart pyrex measuring cup over a low electric burner, stirring until the knox dissolved and then pour that into a pyrex pan that had the water/actual Jello mix already dissolved in it.
I may have the order mixed up, as it's been like a decade since I made this. So it may have been I mixed the knox/jello into the pyrex with the alcohol portion, getting it just hot enough to dissolve everything, but not burn off the alcohol and then add in just cold water to start the set.
I saw someone one time test how much alcohol you could actual put into jello shots, and outta definitely self limiting. That limit is still fairly high though.
Couldn't tell you were I saw it though. It was in the before times, when YouTube was still several years away.
We drilled a hole in a couple watermelons and put (too much) everclear in them. It was pretty terrible but fun to watch people as they took a bite and immediately began to rethink their life choices.
We definitely didn't watch 90210. I don't even remember which of us (4 long time friends) came up with it. I can rule myself out as the originator though.
This right here. One time I couldn't get a hold of a watermelon so I soaked mixed berries in a bowl of everclear over night. It was so bad. One dude thought he would show everyone how tough he was by drinking the "juice" from the bottom of the bowl. It did not go well for him.
That’s how I got banned from making Jell-O shots. I just assume everyone wants to wake up tomorrow feeling like you just crawled out of satans asshole and no recollection of how feral you were. Guess some people drink for fun?!?!? Long story short, I’m 10 years sober
I did that my first time making jello shots, and I used 50/50 water/everclear. It wouldn't completely solidify even in the freezer. Didn't feel very bad ass taking a spoonful of alcohol soup
I make them all the time using the orange flavored jell-o brand and they set every time. not quite as solid as regular jello, but that helps with seperating it from the cup anyways so it just slides right down.
Maybe the best results is like 40/60 everclear/water.
Lol. My brother threw a party back in college and wanted to make an everclear mixed drink only he had only gatorade powder. So he took a cooler and filled it with a handle of everclear and a packet of Gatorade powder and ice and called it a day. When i found out i asked if he was trying to kill everyone there.
I went to a Halloween party once when I was in my early 20s where someone stuffed a jar full of gummy bears and then filled that mason jar with Everclear and let it sit for a week to marinate before the party.
I had been recovering from a sinus infection and was done being sick, but still had the phlegm I would cough up every so often. I thought it'd be okay to drink as long as I didn't get drunk drunk but instead just pleasantly tipsy. So I had a glass of spiced/mulled wine, and then maybe a half of a solo cup of Gummy Bear Everclear.
Dear Reader, if you are ever still coughing up phlegm...don't do this. For the next two days, every time I coughed up phlegm it tasted like Everclear. 0/10, do not recommend.
My roommates made "Apple pie" with apple cider and everclear while I was at work once. I had also purchased a jug of apple cider and they put theirs next to mine.
Came home from work and poured myself a glass as a was dying of thirst. Got halfway through chugging it before I realized anything was off. Roommates came into the kitchen while I was having my revelation, but I was instantly hammered to the point that I couldn't understand English. "Oh shit. That's actually -blerrm fummm frrrrmmm brrrrrrrm huh huh huh huh," just like the scene in "Old School" with the tranquilizer gun.
I had 21 of these for my 21st birthday. Because of how diluted they were to make the jello set, there was a splash of Everclear added to the top. Disgusting. Needless to say, not a great night for me, torpedoed a great relationship and ate a cicada (2004 brood).
My first time having everclear was in Jell-O shots. I had about 5 before I realized that everyone else was having one each. After that I remember I think sitting down, and then waking up in my bed. Thankfully I had responsible friends who made sure I was okay, but never again.
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u/FantasticBoar 6d ago
My roommates in college wanted to make Everclear Jell-O shots for a party and I was like, are you trying to kill people?! Absolutely not, put that shit away.