jkpq45
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OK, here goes the second try on the lemonade kick. Credit to Yooper for the base recipe!
9 cans frozen lemonade concentrate (no sorbate this time!)
2c table sugar
4c corn sugar
1-2lb frozen sliced strawberries (gave it a nice red color!)
Boil the whole mess for 15 minutes. Skim off pulp from lemonade, strawberry chunks (after giving them a good mashing to de-juice), cool, add water to make 5 gallons. OG turned out to be 1.058 - ~7.5%ABV if it attenuates.
My starter actually was 1L of water + enough sugar to bring OG to 1.040. I used Lalvin 71B-1122 at the direction of the LHBS goddess. Left it overnight, when I had a good colony going, added the contents of one one additional can of lemonade concentrate over the next 12 hours until the yeast were acclimated to the acid. Pitched once temp of the above mix was in the 65-70*F range.
For those that shat on my Country Time lemonade attempt thread, hopefully this offering will bring more praise. I plan on bottle conditioning once it ferments out. I'll keep you all posted.
-jkpq45
9 cans frozen lemonade concentrate (no sorbate this time!)
2c table sugar
4c corn sugar
1-2lb frozen sliced strawberries (gave it a nice red color!)
Boil the whole mess for 15 minutes. Skim off pulp from lemonade, strawberry chunks (after giving them a good mashing to de-juice), cool, add water to make 5 gallons. OG turned out to be 1.058 - ~7.5%ABV if it attenuates.
My starter actually was 1L of water + enough sugar to bring OG to 1.040. I used Lalvin 71B-1122 at the direction of the LHBS goddess. Left it overnight, when I had a good colony going, added the contents of one one additional can of lemonade concentrate over the next 12 hours until the yeast were acclimated to the acid. Pitched once temp of the above mix was in the 65-70*F range.
For those that shat on my Country Time lemonade attempt thread, hopefully this offering will bring more praise. I plan on bottle conditioning once it ferments out. I'll keep you all posted.
-jkpq45