I just started a cranberry hard lemonade. This is my ingredient list.
5 cans lemonade concentrate
1.5 cans cranberry concentrate
5lbs sugar
1/2lb extra light DME
3 campden tablets
2 teaspoons nutrient
2 teaspoons energizer
Cote dec blanc yeast
I mixed up 4.5 cans of lemonade with the 1.5 cans of cranberry plus water to top it off to approximately 3.5 gallons. I then added 3 crushed campden tablets.
I took 1-2 tablespoons of the lemonade with 4-5 tablespoons of sugar and yeast and made a starter, i am adding 1 tablespoon per hour to slowly adjust the yeast to the acidity.
My final specific gravity was 1.099 and I plan to run it down to approximately 1.025-1.03 and than add 4 teaspoons potassium sorbate to kill it off followed by kegging 3 gallons of it.
Any hints before I dump my starter in tomorrow morning?
5 cans lemonade concentrate
1.5 cans cranberry concentrate
5lbs sugar
1/2lb extra light DME
3 campden tablets
2 teaspoons nutrient
2 teaspoons energizer
Cote dec blanc yeast
I mixed up 4.5 cans of lemonade with the 1.5 cans of cranberry plus water to top it off to approximately 3.5 gallons. I then added 3 crushed campden tablets.
I took 1-2 tablespoons of the lemonade with 4-5 tablespoons of sugar and yeast and made a starter, i am adding 1 tablespoon per hour to slowly adjust the yeast to the acidity.
My final specific gravity was 1.099 and I plan to run it down to approximately 1.025-1.03 and than add 4 teaspoons potassium sorbate to kill it off followed by kegging 3 gallons of it.
Any hints before I dump my starter in tomorrow morning?