Skeeter Pee

[chalkdust41485]

Yeah. That should work fine. Adding the sulfites and sorbate first is the most important thing. The clarifier won't have an impact on the sugar being added.

 

[Apple_Jacker]

Since I made the first batch a few years ago, this has been one of the few things I consistently keep in rotation. I just finished bottling 6 gallons of it about a month or so ago... I have 10 bottles left, so I have to make more. This stuff is popular! People I've never met know who I am because of the lemon wine I make!(friend of a friend of a friend kind of thing) I usually never tell them how damn easy this is to make.

When I sweeten this stuff, I typically make a mint-infused simple syrup. Lemon and mint go great together! I've also been tempted to try a lemon and lavender skeeter pee, or even a rosemary pee. Anyone try any herb-infused skeeter pees recently?

 

[Texconsinite]

When I sweeten this stuff, I typically make a mint-infused simple syrup. Lemon and mint go great together! I've also been tempted to try a lemon and lavender skeeter pee, or even a rosemary pee. Anyone try any herb-infused skeeter pees recently?

No, but this is an interesting idea. Ginger or Coriander might also be good. Hibiscus Lemon or Cucumber Lime might also be good, but thats more of a fruit addition i guess

Ive heard of some people steeping teabags in it for the tannins and to get an Arnie Palmer kinda flavor.

 

[Captive]

Since I made the first batch a few years ago, this has been one of the few things I consistently keep in rotation. I just finished bottling 6 gallons of it about a month or so ago... I have 10 bottles left, so I have to make more. This stuff is popular! People I've never met know who I am because of the lemon wine I make!(friend of a friend of a friend kind of thing) I usually never tell them how damn easy this is to make.

When I sweeten this stuff, I typically make a mint-infused simple syrup. Lemon and mint go great together! I've also been tempted to try a lemon and lavender skeeter pee, or even a rosemary pee. Anyone try any herb-infused skeeter pees recently?

Apple_Jacker: Serving with mint has become a mainstay for us. Mint is really easy to grow and my patch has gotten larger every year. I make Mint Granita which is kinda like a sweetened mint slushie. I keep a constant supply in a container in the freezer. When it's time for a Skeeter, I take a tall insulated glass, put in a scoop of mint granita slush, and add Skeeter Pee. The slush keeps it really cold and the mint adds a great taste. People who think Skeeter is too strong also add some lemon-lime soda to the mix. Recipe for mint granita is here: https://www.facebook.com/drink.skeeter.pee/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1091804777501197 or here: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/mint-granita-109659

 

[Apple_Jacker]

No, but this is an interesting idea. Ginger or Coriander might also be good. Hibiscus Lemon or Cucumber Lime might also be good, but thats more of a fruit addition i guess

Ive heard of some people steeping teabags in it for the tannins and to get an Arnie Palmer kinda flavor.

I like the ginger idea, and the tea one too. I'll need to add that to the to-brew list.

 

[Apple_Jacker]

Apple_Jacker: Serving with mint has become a mainstay for us. Mint is really easy to grow and my patch has gotten larger every year. I make Mint Granita which is kinda like a sweetened mint slushie. I keep a constant supply in a container in the freezer. When it's time for a Skeeter, I take a tall insulated glass, put in a scoop of mint granita slush, and add Skeeter Pee. The slush keeps it really cold and the mint adds a great taste. People who think Skeeter is too strong also add some lemon-lime soda to the mix. Recipe for mint granita is here: https://www.facebook.com/drink.skeeter.pee/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1091804777501197 or here: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/mint-granita-109659

I moved my mint this spring out of a flower bed so I can make room for a second vegetable garden. The part of my yard I moved it to was full of poison ivy... and it almost all died anyway. So unfortunately I'll have to go with overpriced store -bought mint this time.

Question - had anyone used the lemon juice at Aldi for skeeter pee yet? It's Nature's Nectar 100% Lemon Juice.

 

[z-bob]

I moved my mint this spring out of a flower bed so I can make room for a second vegetable garden. The part of my yard I moved it to was full of poison ivy... and it almost all died anyway. So unfortunately I'll have to go with overpriced store -bought mint this time.

Question - had anyone used the lemon juice at Aldi for skeeter pee yet? It's Nature's Nectar 100% Lemon Juice.

Yes, it works just fine.

 

[Apple_Jacker]

Yes, it works just fine.

Fantastic.

 

[Apple_Jacker]

Started another 6 gallons last night!

 

[z-bob]

Has anyone tried drinking this stuff hot? (like a hot toddy) I have a sore throat this weekend. Whisky/honey/lemon/hot water works, but I can never get the ratio right. Think I might try some hot SP.

 

[andrewmaixner]

For my third batch of this (made 2 last year following the official recipe), I decided to make it a Cherry Limeade:

Initial must: 6gal @ 1.064
6.9lb sugar, inverted
32oz lemon concentrate
32oz Lime concentrate
32oz Montgomery Tart Cherry Concentrate ( link ) 1.2lb sugar in it, per the nutrition information
3tsp Fermaid O
tannin
I made a 2L vitality starter (shake a 1gal jug a couple times and pitch at 24 hours, high krausen) with cheep apple juice and 1 packet of Pasteur Red.
hit it with pure oxygen, waited 24hrs, pitched starter. ferment with a towel over the bucket. Initial pH 3.0

late addition
32oz lemon concentrate
1tsp Fermaid O
(switch to an airlock)


It ripped through the 1.064 OG, and when I measured it after 48 hours at 74F, it was already down to 1.015 for the lemon and nutrient addition.

Will report on tasting result when it's done.

 

[Dan_K]

Has anyone made a "low gravity" variant in the 7 or 8% range? I am worried at 10% this might be too drinkable for some.

 

[andrewmaixner]

Has anyone made a "low gravity" variant in the 7 or 8% range? I am worried at 10% this might be too drinkable for some.

Mine will be 8% when it goes from 1.064 to 1.000. You can also cut it with sparkling water when served, or at any time, really. Or use less sugar.

 

[Yeroc]

I bottled my skeeter pee in Riesling bottles last weekend along with a pomegranate/apple cider. Question: Does SP go through bottle shock and need to rest before drinking or is it pretty much ready to drink?

 

[andrewmaixner]

This is back-yard fruit wine, not Domaine Ramonet Montrachet Grand Cru
If it's clear, it's probably ready to drink.

 

[z-bob]

It's ready to drink as soon as you bottle it. Mine that I bottled 6 months ago doesn't taste as good as when it was fresh.

 

[Renegades_Brew]

Mine that I bottled near a year ago has become better with age.

 

[vanishingpint]

Mine that I bottled near a year ago has become better with age.

How in the world do you have skeeter pee from a year ago ?! As soon as I get a batch ready to drink everyone that knows I make it shows up and it's gone .Except for what I hold back and don't tell them about.

 

[bruhaha]

Skeeter Pee? I looked back at the original post to see what skeeter pee is and the link was not active. Can anyone link me to a recipe? THANKS!!

 

[pablosbrewing]

Skeeter Pee? I looked back at the original post to see what skeeter pee is and the link was not active. Can anyone link me to a recipe? THANKS!!

http://skeeterpee.com/

 

[bruhaha]

http://skeeterpee.com/

Awesome! Thank you!!

 

[andrewmaixner]

Made this as Cherry Limeade.
Used with a yeast packet + 2L apple juice for a starter, and 64oz lemon, 32oz lime, 32oz tart Montgomery cherry concentrate (cherry bay orchards brand), and only back-sweatening with 3.5C sucrose. Other than that I followed all official recipe procedures.

It's very good. (I keg and carb it)

 

[Wolfhound180]

Just pitched into 5.5 gallons of the original that I made yesterday. I used a starter of red star DADY because I have a ton of it. Anyone have experience using distillers yeast for this stuff?

 

[z-bob]

Has anyone tried using Knox gelatin to clear the Pee instead of Sparkolloid? I've had very good luck using it in wine and beer, but maybe the pH is too low here for it to work well?

 

[mirthfuldragon]

Just finished back-sweetening a batch of skeeter pee. I am going to call this "Lemon Danger", or "how to get your mother-in-law hammered in 2 glasses." This stuff is so smooth and delicious . . . lemon Kool-aid is harsher. It really makes you want to keep drinking it, and the wonderful pale yellow color is just mesmerizing.

 

[Apple_Jacker]

Got a starter going yesterday.

 

[Johan]

I started a 1 gallon batch about a week ago only
I used the frozen lemonade concentrate and a cup of sugar. Red Star Premier Blanc yeast, some energizer and nutrient got a head start. SG was up to 1.080. Air lock started thumping the next day. I plan to rack it to a 2ndary fermenter (1 GAL. Growler) and allow it to drop clear before back sweetening and bottling. Hoping to get some carbonation so it's going into French lemonade bottles with bale and stopper tops.

 

[Dadof5]

I'm certain this was mentioned somewhere in this thread and I sincerely apologize if I'm repeating. Very sorry. Would a cake from a hard cider fermented with a saison yeast be a sufficient slurry to use ? Really would like to try my hand at the pee. Thanks

 

[Johan]

Dadof5, I don't see why the yeast cake from your cider wouldn't work, provided it's still viable. I think I'd mix it with a little water and nutrient to see if it activates before I tried it in my mix.

 

[Dadof5]

I'm curious to know if anyone has tried this and what the results were. My plan is to Rack The Cider on to the sorbate and metabisulfite to prepare for backsweetening and to try and preserve the yeast in the carboy and use it for the skeeter pee. What is the process for adding the water and nutrients?