Blucs 3Hr Sous Vide limoncello

[bluc]

Safety first.
Do not just put your jar into a pot of boiling water. You are working with very high proof volitile ethanol. You need strict temp control of your water bath. Also do not tighten lids. You want jars to breathe if needed. I recomend do this in well ventilated area ie under range hood or outside.

NEEDED EQUIPMENT
Sous vide circulator: anova,joule many other types
Very high proof neutral95+(azeo ethanol ideal)
Lemon rind
Mason jars.

METHOD
For 2l final volume at 30% I use: Rind of 10 large lemons. 625ml neutral and 1375ml sugar syrup.

LEMON FLAVOUR EXTRACTION:
Peel all rind off lemons being careful not to dig deep and get the white backing(pith) Place all the rind into a 1l mason jar along with the neutral and just close lid DO NOT TIGHTEN!! You want the jar to be able to breath not build pressure.(I did not lose volume). Setup your sous vide circulator in a container and set bath depth to same depth as the ethanol in mason jar. This will prevent jars floating. Once at 57c add the jars of ethanol/lemon rind mixture to water bath and hold there for 3 hours.
SUGAR SYRUP
For the sugar syrup I use 411g sugar to 1375ml water heat till sugar dissolved add small squeeze lemon juice.(should stop sugar re-crystalizing) Then cool. Add cooled sugar syrup to lemon extraction. It should louche and turn bright and cloudy yellow.
Chill and enjoy straight on ice or with dash lemonade :dance:

[db1979]

Looks interesting mate :handgestures-thumbupleft:

How do you get 2 hour limoncello from a 3 hour sous vide? 8-}

Maybe you could use a designated lid with a 1.5 mm hole drilled in it as a fail-safe for over-tightening?

How does it compare to the original recipe in the tried and proven? The fact that you get louching is a good sign. I try to get my limoncello to end up at 40 %, louching at 30 % needs less lemon oils than louching at higher percentages though.

[bluc]

I may have been under the weather when I posted recipe. The lemon skin ends up the same as when let sit for 12 weeks. Very pale and so brittle you can almost snap it like a wafer..

Mod may like to change it it "3hr" or not :whistle:

[bluc]

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Forgot the photo 8-} this is comparative to any limoncello I have had. But am no connoisseur

[db1979]

Awesome :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Looks like the geckos want some too :O)

[Professor Green]

Good eye! I had to look for them.

[bluc]

No they are on outside...they not getting any.. :D