We aged Skeeter Pee aka Lemon Wine for a WHOLE YEAR. Was this a GREAT idea or a REALLY BAD idea?
As a wine ages, its tannins slowly undergo polymerization, a reaction that binds them together in long chains. Once bound together, tannins fall to the bottom of the bottle as sediment, lose their ability to bind with other compounds, and the aged wine loses its astringent qualities and starts to taste mellower. So did this process help or hinder our Skeeter Pee?
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Now that you know the answer to that burning question. Here is how we made it!
We Finally Made Skeeter Pee – Why is it Called Skeeter Pee? Lemonade wine. Lemon wine? Why call it skeeter pee? What does it have to do with mosquitos anyway?
“The development of Skeeter Pee is attributed to an adventurous winemaker from Minnesota named Lon DePoppe who, thirsty for something unique, came up with what is essentially fermented lemonade. Thanks to a rather generous dose of table sugar, Skeeter Pee typically clocks in with a high level of alcohol while purportedly maintaining its easy-drinking, palate pleasing appeal.” https://brulosophy.com
Ingredients
96 oz Costco Lemonade
1 lb White Sugar
1 Tablespoon Rangpur Lime Zest
1 Teabag Black Tea
1 Packet Premier Cote des Blancs Wine Yeast: https://amzn.to/3DdSdJp
3 grams Fermaid O: https://amzn.to/3qbKfZq
Additions
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 Packet Premier Cote des Blancs Wine Yeast
1 teaspoon Pectic Enzyme: https://amzn.to/3QgXgLZ
1/2 lb White Sugar
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