Skeeter Pee - Starting with Dry Yeast - Page 20

Captive · 01-21-2012, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by FeelinKindaGiddy

On the skeeterpee.com website it says that most folks use Kool-Aid. 2 packs per gallon if I remember right. Is that what you used??? I read where some back sweetened and use regular unsweetened Kool-aid and some used the sugar included and it flavored and sweetened at the same time. Some even used the sugar-free version. I would love some experienced input before I bottle! Thanks everyone-Giddy

1 or 2 packs per 5 gallon batch is what I recommend. Feel free to experiment, but remember that Kool-aid is really just flavor and acid. Put too much Kool-aid and it could eat through the glass bottles!

calicojack · 01-21-2012, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Captive

1 or 2 packs per 5 gallon batch is what I recommend. Feel free to experiment, but remember that Kool-aid is really just flavor and acid. Put too much Kool-aid and it could eat through the glass bottles!

I generally break my 5 gallons up into 1 gallon batches for flavoring (as we are still trying out which flavors we like) i use half a packet per gallon and it comes out nice and clear. a whole pack makes for a very cloudy after product.

calicojack · 01-21-2012, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by FeelinKindaGiddy

Wow, beat me to it Calico, how did you sweeten?

i don't

Reaver · 01-29-2012, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Clifton

How did it turn out?

I bottled this today and it turned out pretty good. I backsweetened with a heavy sugar syrup to ~1.022 it had finished up around 1.010 (6%abv). There was a very good lemonade flavor to it. But it did not clear nearly as well as the Montrachet batches I had done before. I just started a new batch and will be pitching a double pack of CdB starter.

**HBngNOK** · 01-30-2012, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by calicojack

I want to get some modelo bottles; so i gotta go make nice with one of the mexicant joints here in town....

I tried some modelo bottles - but the standard 26 mm cap wouldn't crimp on. I could pop the caps off with my thumb. They may need 29 mm caps. Double check me, just in case there was a problem with my capping technique.

**johnnync** · 01-30-2012, 02:13 AM

What SG do you rack to secondary?
thanks

Reaver · 01-30-2012, 06:23 PM

You don't really "secondary". Let the Pee ferment out to terminal gravity. Then you will clear, stabilize, and backsweeten.

calicojack · 01-31-2012, 03:31 AM

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Originally Posted by johnnync

What SG do you rack to secondary?
thanks

usually at the four week period, per the original recipe. then i let it clear for an additional four weeks, bottle and consume.

**johnnync** · 02-12-2012, 07:29 PM

Just bottled one gallon of Skeeter pee from dry yeast.

A50SNAKE · 03-17-2012, 09:54 PM

ok, just checked my pee...its @ ~0.9 right now, sitting in my pail...been about 1 month I think...man, i gotta take better notes (read take notes period!) should be time to move to carboy now right? and then mix up the sparkaloid and other ingredients to add to it as well?...just wanted to check and make sure still doing it right...thanks.