Going into this experiment I was a little wary of ending up with several bottles of undrinkable drek. After all, 12 weeks is a long time to spend on something that you might not even like! The plan (to refresh…
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Limoncello, Week 12
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Oh, well, another week of nothing doing on the Drink Diary and– Wait. What was that? It’s week 12? We’re finished?! Well, almost, there’s a little finishing up that’s needed: First we had to strain and filter the Limoncello to…
Limoncello, Week 11
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Almost there, friends! Only 1 more week until we strain out the zest and any other impurities that may have formed over the course of our 12-week odyssey. I can hardly stand it! We’re still 2 weeks, minimum, from our…
Limoncello, Week 10
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Color-wise we’re back to where we were before adding the sugar syrup–the mixture seems to have lost it’s murkiness and is back to a dark yellow color. Two weeks until straining! I’ve read that it’s even better after a week…
Limoncello, Week 9
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And we’re back to the land of no changes. I wanted to check the surface of the infusion for any schmutz (there was none) so I removed the lid and plastic wrap. I am pleased to report that the mixture…
Limoncello, Week 8
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We’ve reached the 2/3 point in this first little experiment in infusing! Now might be a good time to think about what to try next. I know I’ve been meaning to make my own grenadine at some point (the real…
Limoncello: Week 7
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About mid-week the floating strips of zest settled back down at the bottom of the jar. The cloudiness is still present except for the top quarter-inch or so. That’s a shame–I prefer the opaque yellow color, it looks far more…
Limoncello, Week 6
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It grew! It’s so nice to report a change for once! Of course, this is the week where we sweeten things up. Make a sugar syrup of 1.75 cups of white sugar and 2.5 cups water. (Heat the mixture until…
Limoncello–Week 5
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Once again, no change. Not exactly surprising. But that’s okay, I don’t have time to fool with it right now, so waiting is good. Next weekend we add the sugar-syrup and then we get to wait some more. But by…
Limoncello Diary-Week 4
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Another week of nothing. Is it just me or does it look a little more orange? I don’t think it’s a trick of the light, I think it’s taken on a deeper color. But, then again, maybe I’m just wishing…