BILLY BREW
Grandmaster Brewer
Sima;
15lbs white honey
3 large lemons
WLP099 high gravity yeast
Peel the outer rind off the lemons and leave in long slices
peel away the pith from the lemon fruit and discard the pith
thinly slice the lemons.
Put the lemon parts in vodka to sterilize for @ 20 minutes.
Drain off the vodka and crush the fruit and peel, leaving it all intact for removal at the end of the process.
"Burn" 5 lbs honey until thick and brown. This gives the honey a rich caramel flavor.
Add 5 gallons of water and 10lbs of honey, stirring vigorously.
stabilize heat to 185.
Add Lemon and stir like crazy aerating the mix as much as possible for @30 minutes.
Reduce heat as quickly as possible and pour directly into carboy using the rinds and fruit as filter.
The fruit will have dissolved, leaving the shells behind. Now you can throw them away, but I found that they really tasted good.
Set them aside to g nosh on.
Separate peels and put them in the carboy using something sterile to move them...Hemostats work nicely
When mixture gets to @70 degrees, take a reading. Should be around 1.225 (yeah baby!)
Add lemon peels and yeast. Shake that baby up.
CROSS YOUR FINGERS :
I'll let you know how it turned out in a month.
15lbs white honey
3 large lemons
WLP099 high gravity yeast
Peel the outer rind off the lemons and leave in long slices
peel away the pith from the lemon fruit and discard the pith
thinly slice the lemons.
Put the lemon parts in vodka to sterilize for @ 20 minutes.
Drain off the vodka and crush the fruit and peel, leaving it all intact for removal at the end of the process.
"Burn" 5 lbs honey until thick and brown. This gives the honey a rich caramel flavor.
Add 5 gallons of water and 10lbs of honey, stirring vigorously.
stabilize heat to 185.
Add Lemon and stir like crazy aerating the mix as much as possible for @30 minutes.
Reduce heat as quickly as possible and pour directly into carboy using the rinds and fruit as filter.
The fruit will have dissolved, leaving the shells behind. Now you can throw them away, but I found that they really tasted good.
Set them aside to g nosh on.
Separate peels and put them in the carboy using something sterile to move them...Hemostats work nicely
When mixture gets to @70 degrees, take a reading. Should be around 1.225 (yeah baby!)
Add lemon peels and yeast. Shake that baby up.
CROSS YOUR FINGERS :
I'll let you know how it turned out in a month.