All-Purpose Enzyme Cleaner
Fermentation: good for gut health and also good for... household cleaners?! Yes, really.
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Fermenting Time720 hours hrs
Total Time720 hours hrs 20 minutes mins
Course: Cleaning Recipe
Cuisine: Home
Keyword: cleaning
Yield: 4 cups
Author: Stephanie Pollard
Cost: $10
- 1 pineapple
- 4 cups filtered water
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon bakers' yeast
Remove the skin from the pineapple and set aside the fruit to eat later.
In a blender, combine the pineapple skin and water. Blend on medium until the pineapple is finely chopped.
Add the yeast and brown sugar and pulse until just mixed.
Pour the mixture into a large glass jar. Screw on the lid and place in a warm, dark cabinet to ferment.
Once a day, shake the mixture and unscrew the lid to release any built-up pressure inside the jar. If you don't, eventually your jar could explode so it's best to keep an eye on things.
After 4 weeks, strain the mixture into a glass spray bottle. Wrap the pineapple skin in a piece of cheesecloth and squeeze it to get any lingering enzymes.
If fermented long enough, this cleaner shouldn't contain any sugar so you won't need to worry about attracting bugs.
Use cleaning spray within 2-3 months.