I've been flicking through a book on living the self sustainable life and there was a recipe for lemonade in it. It goes like:
approx 26 lemons juiced
zest from 5 lemons
100g cream of tartar
250g dextrose
500g lactose
nutrient
yeast
why the cream of tartar? I don't know
:chug:
after having a few yeasts fail on me, I've been starting the yeast in a cup of water, and if I don't have a capuccino after waiting a while, I won't pitch.
The person at the local homebrew shop said that the water volume when using kits should be lowered to 18-19 litres for a fuller flavour. But the kits say 23ltr. This is explained as the kit companies wanting to make it like their kits make more beer. This is also recommended with the extra dry...