On 2012-03-23, Tracy > wrote:
> 1 liter grain alcohol (Everclear or Graves - make sure you get the
> one that is 190 proof - I can't get Everclear in Massachusetts, but
> I can get it in Connecticut.)
Wow!! Connecticut must really rock. The only place I've seen 190
proof alcohol (95%) is when I worked at a govt lab. They used it to
clean huge laser lenses and it was so strong, everyone hadda wear
respirators and bunny suits to avoid getting hammered on the fumes.
The reason it's 95% is cuz 100% is cost prohibitive, the remaining 5%
being water and waaay too expensive to remove. 180 proof (90%) is the
highest Everclear I've ever run across, it being sold in NV. Here in
CO, I think 152 proof is the max. I'm sure it would work, almost all
lemoncello recipes I've run across using plain vodka, which is a mere
80-100 proof (40-50%), at best.
The rest of the recipe looks easy enough. Thanks bunch.
> 10-12 lemons
> 5 cups of sugar
> 1 ½ litres water
>
> Peel lemons ? avoiding the white pith
>
> Soak peel in grain alcohol for 10 days. (I use a large hinged jar
> that I got from the Container Store. Any large jar will work. You
> need a good seal though because I think the alcohol will evaporate.)
>
> Ten days later:
> Bring 1 ½ litres of water and the five cups of sugar to boil in a
> large pot. It needs to be big enough so that you can add the grain
> alcohol.
> Turn off burner.
>
> Skim peels from alcohol and set aside in a large bowl.
> Pour alcohol into sugar syrup.
> Pour all the hot liquid into the bowl with the peels; stir and sit
> for 15 minutes
> Strain out peels and filter into a large jug. Toss the peels
> Filter every 15 days through cheesecloth lined strainer. Repeat for
> 3 months.
>
> I keep a small bottle in the freezer with a few shot glasses for
> serving.
>
> NOTE: I did not repeat the filtering process for 3 months. I
> filtered once (after 15 days) using coffee filters.
Great tip. Again, thanks.
nb
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