Using whole citrus

[Canuckwoods]

I found this interesting, they are using whole citrus cut in half.
https://youtu.be/SYSfHCyt6hY 3 min mark
Might be worth a try

[bitter]

Looks like was not a huge amount.. the pith will add a bitter note to the gin so would work in the right amount. I'm guessing there gin is pretty low on citrus flavors.

I use fresh tangerine skins in my gin and its a very bright tangerine but I only use the rine.. maybe try adding the fruit to a batch also.

B

[artooks]

Hi,

Please see my Fresh citrus gin made with slice of lemon and orange, still drinking it, I highly recommend it.
when you go to this link, the recipe is at the bottom.


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[howie]

at least we won't be trying asparagus gin any time soon

[artooks]

at least we won't be trying asparagus gin any time soon

[NZChris]

I've used halved oranges placed the same way. Halving them doesn't expose a lot of pith.

[Demy]

I used citrus fruits including fermented juice. If you have just collected have a lot of aroma, it generally gives me a cloudy product even with tight cuts ... they have a lot of essential oil.

[NZChris]

None of the products that I've made using orange halves have been cloudy. If any were, it would have been because I collected too much, or used too much.

[bitter]

I might give this a try again.

I only did it once and was a bit more of a bitter note to the gin than my typical just tangerine skins recipe based off Odin Easy Gin. Maybe Give this a go.. I normally soak the botanicles for 2 weeks and then run it..

This time will soak botanicals other than the citrus and just half the tangerines and toss them in and see what happens. Maybe tangerines are less than idea for this method and could allow more contact to the pith and hence why I got so much extra bitterness and pith taste. I go for a very bright Tangerine note balanced with the juniper and coriander followed by the other botanicals.

Thoughts for those that use this as their typical method? Be a lot less work too lol.

B

[Rrmuf]

Interesting: I'm getting good at peeling oranges and leaving the pith behind but just cutting oranges in half looks alot easier. I do worry about the pith

.... I had asked some time ago about how much can be tolerated and the answer I got was "Somewhere between Zero to None"

[Saltbush Bill]

I'm getting good at peeling oranges and leaving the pith behind

more contact to the pith and hence why I got so much extra bitterness and pith taste.

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Why don't you fellas stop making life difficult for ya selves and just buy one of these and stop the worry ......peel without pith every time.
Its called a "corn plane" available at chemist shops "drug stores" for the Mericans, comes with spare blades.

[NZChris]

Corn planes are difficult to use compared to a sharp knife or peeler, especially if you are wanting to use a particularly nobbily fruit.

When drying peel for your apothecary, a corn plane is a good option, but if you are thinking about using fresh citrus, whole or halved should be tried before you discard the idea. I've had very nice results from using halves placed in a basket cut side up.

[Rrmuf]

Thanks for the idea Saltbush... I'm actually doing well now with a potato peeler and a sharp knife.

I think I will try the cut halves at some point.

[Saltbush Bill]

Corn planes are difficult to use compared to a sharp knife or peeler, especially if you are wanting to use a particularly nobbily fruit.

Ive been using them for the last ten years when ever I need pith free citrus skin for Gin, Limoncello or other drinks requiring it.
I find nothing "difficult" about using one.
Maybe your confusing "difficult" with "slightly slower", slower often means a better result.

[NZChris]

I'm only really comparing it to the ease of slicing a fruit in half when using it fresh. I mostly use a plane when drying peel for the apothecary.

[NZChris]

BTW, I wouldn't recommend putting halved citrus in the boiler. I've only ever tried it in a gin basket.

[Rrmuf]

BTW, I wouldn't recommend putting halved citrus in the boiler. I've only ever tried it in a gin basket.

Thanks for that clarification.