So lets say i want to put frozen limeade in my primary fermentation carboy and then pitch my yeast. Will the yeast be harmed in any way or can i go for it?
It depends on what preservatives are in it, and in what amount. But why do you want to do that?
Even olllllo likes a little fruit:
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No reason to get the man down.
I wouldn't bother with lime concentrate. Just take a little vodka and the zest of a lime and let them sit together for a couple weeks, you'll get a nice lime extract. Then add that to taste when you're bottling.
Also, keep in mind that lime flavor without carbonation will seem somewhat stale and uninteresting to you. Resist the urge to keep adding lime flavor to compensate for this. It will perk up massively when carbonated. I'd say to add only until it's a little bit weaker than you want it in the finished beer, the carbonation will really improve it.
If you really want to nail it, I think the lime flavor can be drastically improved by making both a lime extract (vodka + lime zest) and a lime bitter (vodka + lime peel, including both zest and pith). Together they give a much more balanced and authentic lime flavor.
You won't pick up much flavor from soaking limes/lime juice/lime zest in the beer during secondary, it's probably a waste of limes.
I just put the zest of one lime in a small flip-top bottle I got at world market for $1, it probably holds, I dunno, maybe 6 ounces? I put the zest in there, then topped it up with vodka, shook it gently every few days to make sure everything stayed clean and in the zest got through the whole thing.
For the bitters, I peeled one lime, roughly broke the peel into pieces maybe 1 and a half inches long, put them in the bottom of an empty spaghetti sauce jar and poured enough vodka in to cover them. I also shook this gently every few days.
There's not really a "wrong" way to do this. If you have too much vodka, your extract will just be more dilute. If you have too little, it'll just be stronger. It's a very flexible process.
Good luck! The nice thing about using extracted flavors is you don't have to add them until bottling, so you get a chance to make it taste just like you want.aight thanks...im excited to do this now
Good luck! The nice thing about using extracted flavors is you don't have to add them until bottling, so you get a chance to make it taste just like you want.
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