Hard lemo

[Scaff]

Any update on yours Bigbeefy




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[bigbeefy]

well its started at 1160 seemed to slow right down so i took another reading last week and its at 1070 so its back in the airing cupboard

but it did taste nice though

and its certainly going to have some kick once its done

how clear did yours go or do these stay cloudy ??

 

[Scaff]

very cloudy

 

[bigbeefy]

cloudy is great all adds to the flavour

 

[bigbeefy]

and its still only 1060 so dont know what to do with it now i added extra yeast and yeast nutrient to it last week but its not done much really

any ideas ???

 

[Scaff]

Give it a good stir and some sugar?

Did you start a yeast culture ?


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[bigbeefy]

yup did all that and its just died at 1060

 

[DoctorMick]

Gonna give this a go at the weekend I think, do I need anything other than:

Lemons
Yeast
Nutrient
Sugar
Sweetener

I'll be using real lemons so guess citric acid isn't needed?

 

[Scaff]

It's easy, give it a go.

I've made a orange one also, just letting it sit before bottling.



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[Scaff]

Re the hard lemo,

I had 3 x 500ml bottles last night and I was banjaxed. I woke up at 5am (alarm goes off) and really didn't know where I was for 10mins.

I even had lemonade in it.

Mind you it was on a near empty stomach.


It must be getting better with age.



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[Scaff]

yup did all that and its just died at 1060

Can't say m8.

Have you tasted it?




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[bigbeefy]

yes very sweet

 

[Scaff]

Well I'd bottle it with a spoon of sugar, stick it so where warm for 2 weeks and then try it.




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[DoctorMick]

Finally got one going on Friday night, it's bubbling away like a good un. Didn't bother taking a og reading but I'm expecting it to be like rocket fuel.

 

[DoctorMick]

Down to 998 so looks like it's finished, it's bloomin bitter and also has a slight cidery/white wine taste presumably from the yeast. Hopefully a load of sweetener will sort that out.

 

[Scaff]

That's the one

As bitter as a a witches fart


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[DoctorMick]

Tried my first bottle last night, can't say it's my cup of tea, but too much like cider. For some reason it hadn't carbed up properly which didn't help.

That said, I did feel drunk after just one bottle so it's not all bad. :lol:

 

[FatDad]

Ooooh liking the sound of this one.

 

[Personal91]

Can't say m8.

Have you tasted it?




Scaff

try using champagne yeast next time, the yeast can tolerate higher alchohol levels

i have had brilliant results from ec-1118 yeast

 

[MattWedds]

Getting this on this weekend in a demijohn. Mother in law came back with 24 lemons from shopping the other day and asked if I'd use them for cooking - god knows what she thought I could make!

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