Hey Guys-
I'm brand new to this whole winemaking thing but I just wanted to share with you all what I was doing right now.
I have been reading lots of problems people have using Lemon Juice from the grocery store to ferment. So I decided to try a little different route since it's so cheap.
I also didnt have a slurry from previous wine so I was disadvantaged there too.
My local grocery store has an all organic section and they just had all natural lemon and lime juice on sale for $1 for 16 oz. bottles, it has no preservatives and has some pulp and stuff in the bottom of the bottle.
So heres what I wanted to try since Skeeter Pee is said to be the easy to make drink as soon as it's done summer wine.
SkeeterPee the Josh Way
1. Poured 4 each 16oz. bottles of all natural lemon and lime juice in my primary.
2. Created a syrup with 16 cups of water and sugar
3. Added 3/4 tsp. Tannin, 6 tsp yeast nutrient, 2 tsp yeast energizer
4. Added water to make 5.5 Gallons.
5. Crushed 5 campden tablets and added them to the must.
I set it aside for the night and tomorrow I plan on adding 2 packets of EC-1118 yeast and see what happens. I figure I have about $15 in the whole thing so if I ruin it ehhhhh what am I really out.
I will keep all you guys posted so you can see if it works or epically fails.
Stayed Tuned!!!!
I'm brand new to this whole winemaking thing but I just wanted to share with you all what I was doing right now.
I have been reading lots of problems people have using Lemon Juice from the grocery store to ferment. So I decided to try a little different route since it's so cheap.
I also didnt have a slurry from previous wine so I was disadvantaged there too.
My local grocery store has an all organic section and they just had all natural lemon and lime juice on sale for $1 for 16 oz. bottles, it has no preservatives and has some pulp and stuff in the bottom of the bottle.
So heres what I wanted to try since Skeeter Pee is said to be the easy to make drink as soon as it's done summer wine.
SkeeterPee the Josh Way
1. Poured 4 each 16oz. bottles of all natural lemon and lime juice in my primary.
2. Created a syrup with 16 cups of water and sugar
3. Added 3/4 tsp. Tannin, 6 tsp yeast nutrient, 2 tsp yeast energizer
4. Added water to make 5.5 Gallons.
5. Crushed 5 campden tablets and added them to the must.
I set it aside for the night and tomorrow I plan on adding 2 packets of EC-1118 yeast and see what happens. I figure I have about $15 in the whole thing so if I ruin it ehhhhh what am I really out.
I will keep all you guys posted so you can see if it works or epically fails.
Stayed Tuned!!!!
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