Aussiedistiller, Home Distilling, Moonshine, Home Brew

Hey guys
I have searched the site but can’t find anything specific to grapefruit. We have a tree and I hate seeing them thrown in the bin as no one wants them.
I found Mac,s citrus wash thread which has a lemon recipe and suggests oranges Nd grapefruits can be used.
Has anybody had experience with this. I am looking for a wash style feather than an infusion a
Due to having a pot still so no neutral available as well as have a tree full of fruit.

Any guidance will be most appreciated.

Could try swapping the Grapefruit for something else as probably not that useful to ferment.

Try Mac's lemon recipe, what have you got to lose ??

Wellsy if you don't have a refractometer it's time to buy one mate as when dealing with fruit it's handy to know what the brix is ( SG for dunnies) :laughing-rolling: Now if it is low in brix then by going the sugar bump it's only going to be good for making a neutral and to make it a decent one it would need to be stripped first.

It's all good fun playing with fruit but one does need a few tools to see just what we are dealing with and a refractometer is one handy tool.

Cheers Bryan

The Stig wrote:Try Mac's lemon recipe, what have you got to lose ??

Nothing at all mate :)

RuddyCrazy wrote:Wellsy if you don't have a refractometer it's time to buy one mate as when dealing with fruit it's handy to know what the brix is ( SG for dunnies)

Cheers Bryan

So a refractometer measure how strong a fart is ?????
Or does it measure a farts weight so you know if it is easily moved or if you need to push it from the room. I usually just use the Stig method for that, stick your finger in it and then taste it :laughing-rolling:

The Stig wrote:Try Mac's lemon recipe, what have you got to lose ??

Does this work with bakers yeast or is the EC-1118 recommended due to the lower temp fermentation and the high fruit content

I would use EC-1118 so it’s not imparting tat yeasty flavour , just be ready for 2 month ferment time

Wellsy wrote:

RuddyCrazy wrote:Wellsy if you don't have a refractometer it's time to buy one mate as when dealing with fruit it's handy to know what the brix is ( SG for dunnies)

Cheers Bryan

So a refractometer measure how strong a fart is ????? That all depends if you ate baked beans or curried eggs :laughing-rolling:
Or does it measure a farts weight so you know if it is easily moved or if you need to push it from the room. Again that depends whether you want to play dutch ovens :laughing-rolling:

Now on a more serious note they are pretty cheap at your local HBS and for distilling and doing AG they are a great tool to have mate so go grab one and if you don't know how to use it :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: we can hold your hand and teach you if thats possible :laughing-rolling:

Cheers Bryan