While watching the video he says they used juice and wine, which made me think maybe it wasn't used as battery at all, but to electrify the drink for health benefits or to sterilise. So I searched on google for : electrified water for health
And found these articles:
https://news.uga.edu/electrified-water-packs-powerful-health-punch/
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/25/the-miracle-liquid-electrolyzed-water/
https://www.voanews.com/a/simple-electric-currents-clean-dirty-water/4185833.html