jlh42581

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Its probably a word mixup, doesnt matter if you ferment in a bucket or a carboy, just pick something relative to the size of the batch and roll. I ferment my 1 gallon batches in glass carboys and my 5 gallons in a bucket then transfer to better bottle secondaries.

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Primary - Hard Apple Cider
Secondary - Blackberry, Apple/Cherry
Bottled Recent - Hard Lemonade

MoBrewing

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When do you transfer to secondary? Also after you add the lemon/sugar/sorbate solution with the lemonade is it ready to bottle right away, or does it have to sit awhile?

jlh42581

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I went to secondary with mine about 3 days after active fermentation stopped. I sorbated it, backsweetened then let it sit for another 2-3 days to make sure it wasnt going to carb up again and then bottled. It was no more than 3 weeks start to finish. However, I felt like mine needed to age. I drank one bottle that sat for a three weeks and mixed it with another can of concentrate. It was really sour but good, I actually acid burned my tongue. Anyhow, I havent touched it since. I have a small sample sitting in my fridge in a stainless water bottle. Tasted that the other day and I am not sure if its the stainless, time or what but its getting better for sure.

Everyone says drink skeeter pee young, but this isnt exactly skeeter pee and to me, time does it a favor.

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Primary - Hard Apple Cider
Secondary - Blackberry, Apple/Cherry
Bottled Recent - Hard Lemonade

jlh42581

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I will say, next time I might let it sit longer on the yeast and see if they clean it up a little more.

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Primary - Hard Apple Cider
Secondary - Blackberry, Apple/Cherry
Bottled Recent - Hard Lemonade

saramc

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[quote="MoBrewing"]When do you transfer to secondary? Also after you add the lemon/sugar/sorbate solution with the lemonade is it ready to bottle right away, or does it have to sit awhile?[/quote]

You definitely want to allow some wait time, seven days is my minumum, after stabilizing and backsweetening and returning to airlock. Then rack one final time if you see sediment, then bottle or bulk age, etc. I prefer aged SkeeterPee, currently have five gallons that was made in April....absolutely delicious now. I loved it at 60 days, but the difference now is...wow!!

Looking forward to trying this recipe.

Question: The lemonade concentrate called for in recipe is the frozen style, similar in size to juice cans, 11.5oz-12oz in size? If not, what is the size of the concentrate being used?

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saramc

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If you use lemon juice or concentrate you will need to augment with sugar, preferably an invert simple syrup, simply because the lemonade concentrate already has sugar in it. Otherwise you will have a low ACV.

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MoBrewing

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Thanks for all the help, definitely going to try this recipe.

bknifefight

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Lemonade is cloudy to begin with. Follow the recipe as is and don't use secondary. Add the mixture on bottling day, as it is listed in the instructions under "bottling day." Everything will be fine.

bdharstad

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I will have to try this one!

MzAnnie

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Once you do this recipe, step out of the box. My husband WAS a hard core beer drinker, and I, a hardcore whiskey drinker. We quit for a while, then started making wine because I couldn't possibly make any more jelly, to consume in this lifetime. Keep good notes and try different combinations. He won't drink anything other than homemade wine, neither will I. It is a good hobby with excellent rewards. You might find that your husband will try anything, and will even drink the most horrid mistakes!