Limoncello Jig #2 - Now with Stainless

[hpby98]

Well after my failure with the Copper Jig, I ended up getting a much bigger jar that would allow a stainless steamer basket to fit inside

Right now it's on it's stock legs and 1 litre of high-test will fit just under the tray

Tomorrow I'll get a few stainless bolts to give it bigger legs as I'd like to do a 2-3 litre batch at a time.

The jar is 2 gallons I believe and should be able to take ~20 lemons even after I give the tray longer legs

[raketemensch]

Funny, when I saw your original thread I pictured our identical stainless steamer basket.

How are you planning to attach the bolts to make it taller?

[Expat]

A monopod stainless bolt and a couple of stainless nuts should do the job nicely. The pressure of the lemons would hold it in place no problem. Punch a single hole in the centre and set height as desired.

[zapata]

Looking good!

[Oldvine Zin]

Looks good, maybe instead of bolts use stainless tubes that slip over the existing legs?

OVZ

[hpby98]

Looks good, maybe instead of bolts use stainless tubes that slip over the existing legs?

OVZ

Those may be harder to find - I had some short ones, but they weren't any longer than the existing legs

I just plan on drilling out the existing legs, and then installing 3 x 2.5" bolts with a nut to pinch it

A monopod - I don't think it wouldn't be stable enough with just one foot....

[hpby98]

Funny, when I saw your original thread I pictured our identical stainless steamer basket.

How are you planning to attach the bolts to make it taller?

I had looked at the steamer baskets at length before, but they wouldn't fit my current jar.

So I bit the bullet and now should be good for quite a while!

Limoncello seems to disappear rather quickly around here...

[Oldvine Zin]

Looks good, maybe instead of bolts use stainless tubes that slip over the existing legs?

OVZ

Those may be harder to find - I had some short ones, but they weren't any longer than the existing legs

I just plan on drilling out the existing legs, and then installing 3 x 2.5" bolts with a nut to pinch it

A monopod - I don't think it wouldn't be stable enough with just one foot....

I was thinking something like this
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004T ... i=16414261" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

OVZ

[hpby98]

I was thinking something like this
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004T ... i=16414261" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

OVZ

Interesting thought. A few bolts will be just a couple bucks locally

[Expat]

Side walls of your jar are providing most of the support; When loaded it would be pretty stable.

Either way, whatever you choose to build be sure to very thoroughly clean the bolt(s) beforehand.

[hpby98]

Side walls of your jar are providing most of the support; When loaded it would be pretty stable.

Either way, whatever you choose to build be sure to very thoroughly clean the bolt(s) beforehand.

I always found that grease adds a bit of body to the end product ...

[Bushman]

I used a steam basket for my essential oil still, I bought stainless tubes and used set screws to extend the legs. See link below:
viewtopic.php?f=95&t=63987

[hpby98]

Now with longer legs!

1/4-20 stainless bolts with a lock washer and simple wingnut to tighten

I believe they are 2.5" long - added another litre of high-test and could possibly even add a third.

We'll see how this goes - Just added in ~10 more lemons, so there's 18 total right now I think.

Remember kids - ONLY ORGANIC LEMONS will suffice. Normal citrus fruit will have a ton of chemicals in the rinds

[cede]

Nice !
Lest us know how it turns

[hpby98]

Nice !
Lest us know how it turns

Will do - hopefully less blue this round....!

Even after just a couple days it smells awesome

It goes without saying that I also redid the lid interior with teflon sheeting....

[Expat]

Sorry to burst your bubble, but organic produce also uses pesticides, actually they use a lot more of them because the ones they do use aren't as effective. All produce should be given a good scrub before use.

[hpby98]

Sorry to burst your bubble, but organic produce also uses pesticides, actually they use a lot more of them because the ones they do use aren't as effective. All produce should be given a good scrub before use.

Yeppers. Already done.

[Oldvine Zin]

Sorry to burst your bubble, but organic produce also uses pesticides, actually they use a lot more of them because the ones they do use aren't as effective. All produce should be given a good scrub before use.

And some are nasty so scrub the shit out of them

OVZ

[Oldvine Zin]

Now with longer legs!

1/4-20 stainless bolts with a lock washer and simple wingnut to tighten

I believe they are 2.5" long - added another litre of high-test and could possibly even add a third.

We'll see how this goes - Just added in ~10 more lemons, so there's 18 total right now I think.

Remember kids - ONLY ORGANIC LEMONS will suffice. Normal citrus fruit will have a ton of chemicals in the rinds

I like your new setup

OVZ

[hpby98]

I like your new setup

OVZ

Thanks! It looks to be coming along nicely...

[hpby98]

OK, one month later and I can't say enough about how easy this jig makes it! The limoncello turned out quite well.

Ive settled on

5 oz of the extracted lemon (I start with 94%+ before hanging the fruit)
11 ounces of a 6:4 simple syrup (6 cups water to 4 cups sugar)

As a another idea - I even did a batch using blood oranges that i floated in a "superbag"

https://www.modernistpantry.com/superbag-800micron.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

not nearly as easy to do, having to clamp the bag and arrange the oranges so they stayed above the liquid

same ratio as above and it turned out even better. A very pleasant linger

[jon1163]

OK, one month later and I can't say enough about how easy this jig makes it! The limoncello turned out quite well.

Ive settled on

5 oz of the extracted lemon (I start with 94%+ before hanging the fruit)
11 ounces of a 6:4 simple syrup (6 cups water to 4 cups sugar)

As a another idea - I even did a batch using blood oranges that i floated in a "superbag"

https://www.modernistpantry.com/superbag-800micron.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

not nearly as easy to do, having to clamp the bag and arrange the oranges so they stayed above the liquid

same ratio as above and it turned out even better. A very pleasant linger

you liked the blood oranges better than lemons?

[hpby98]

OK, one month later and I can't say enough about how easy this jig makes it! The limoncello turned out quite well.

Ive settled on

5 oz of the extracted lemon (I start with 94%+ before hanging the fruit)
11 ounces of a 6:4 simple syrup (6 cups water to 4 cups sugar)

you liked the blood oranges better than lemons?

From the first taste actually yes!

We’ll see how it is after aging. For a day. In the freezer.

[Oldvine Zin]

Just pulled a half gal of suspended lemon, first tried the 6:4 simple syrup - way too sweet for me, then tried 8:4 -great mouth feel but still to sweet, 10:4 or 5 to 2 worked great for me and my tasters. One taster raved about the local limoncello she liked so I poured a side by side taste, ha ha I think that I have a winner.

[Copperhead road]

Why not use a corn plane and remove the skin and just soak them...
Never seen lemoncello made by steeping whole lemons, wonder if you will get the same concentrated flavour.

[jonnys_spirit]

I usually get 4 bags of lemons and zest all of em. Fill a jar with zest and top it up w/ vodka. Let it sit for a uear then strain and drink. I made some last summer and still have one jar on the zest. No sugar. Very concentrated limoncello.

Now that I still I can use some proofed up neutral next batch.

This method looks interesting too. Does the lemon soak up alcohol?

Cheers!
-j

[aircarbonarc]

That blood orange would be great! I do love blood oranges. I always though it was zest and lemon juice added to neutral.

[hpby98]

I’ve added in zest for my second blood orange batch - there was a couple bruises on two pieces that looked iffy

As for why to float it above the alcohol, I was following this recipe

https://gizmodo.com/how-to-make-the-bes ... 1533528095" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

[jon1163]

I’ve added in zest for my second blood orange batch - there was a couple bruises on two pieces that looked iffy

As for why to float it above the alcohol, I was following this recipe

https://gizmodo.com/how-to-make-the-bes ... 1533528095" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

I tried that recipe too and I found it somewhat subpar. It was good just not the best. The best recipe I have come up with is with neither zest nor hanging lemons butt peeling with a potato peeler.

~6.5 cups of 80% neutral
~15 lemons peeled with potato peeler leaving no pith on peels
~6.5 cups RO water
~2.5 cups sugar

14 days maceration, strain, make simple sugar and mix with alcohol, 14 days rest.

[der wo]

I like this idea of using the vapor for macerating lemons. And also I would think first to do this with a stainless screen. But could it be possible, that a cheescloth works like a filter and using it would result in a more finer taste? What do you think?

Anyway, you could place a tissue between the basket and the lemons and have the same filtering effect, if there's any.

I need little presents for family and noone knows about my distilling... Such ideas are always great, although I don't drink much such things.