2013 season running tally:
wine: 34 Ljelly: 5 jars
Liliko'i Wine
general recipe:
4 cups liliko'i juice
4 cups sugar melted into 3 cups water
take 1/3 cup sugar solution with 1/3 cup water & add pinch yeast- put aside about 20-30 min to see if yeast grow
after sugar cools, add all to 1 gallon carboy and fill with water to the shoulder
put airlock on bottle
should start bubbling within ~24 hours
batch 1 - with EC-1118 yeast, organic (IN) sugar, didn't mix at start
started 7/13/13
mixed 8/4/13
mixed 8/9/13
bottled 8/15/13 - 3 L +
nose notes: fresh, lemony, clean
tasting notes: sweet start, sour finish with a kick
name: "lemon drop"
batch 2 - with EC-1118 yeast, 3.25 cups organic (IN) sugar + .75 cup Maui sugar, mix at start
prep notes: most of juice sat in 'fridge for a week, heated sugar just enough to dissolve
started 7/24/13
mixed 8/9/13
mixed 8/11/13
bottled 8/26/13 - 3 L +
nose notes: lilikoi, fruity, a bit of yeast
tasting notes: lilikoi tang, effervescent, eye tickle, spindly legs
name: "two toasted buns"
batch 3 - with EC-1118 yeast, 4 cups organic (IN-H) sugar, no mix at start
prep notes: 3 c juice sat in 'fridge for a week (mill) + 1 c fresh (strained), heated sugar just enough to dissolve
started 8/3/13
mixed 9/9/13
mixed 9/16/13
bottled 9/28/13 - 3 L +
nose notes: fresh
tasting notes: tangy, fruity, sweet/sour balance, citrus, orangey, Tang - got legs, rough
name: "blast off"
batch 4 - with EC-1118 yeast, 2 cups organic (IN) sugar + 2 cup Maui sugar, no mix at start
prep notes: 3 c juice sat in 'fridge for a week + 1 c fresh, heated sugar just enough to dissolve
started 8/16/13
mixed 9/9/13
mixed 9/16/13
bottled 9/28/13 - 3 L +
nose notes: cut grass, white grape, ice wine
tasting notes: sparkling/effervescent, sour, long finish, dry or fruity?, crisp, smooth, leggy
name: "fred the fruit bat"
batch 5 - with EC-1118 yeast, 4 cups organic (IN) sugar, no mix at start
prep notes: juice sat in 'fridge for a week, heated sugar just enough to dissolve
started 8/20/13
mixed 9/27/13 - still a little bubbly
mixed 10/3/13
bottled 10/23/13 - 3 L +
nose notes: floral, vanilla, light
tasting notes: peppery start, long finish, very alcoholic, lemony, leggy
name: "gimpy's fireball"
batch 8 (5L carboy) - with EC-1118 yeast, 5.2 cups organic (IN) sugar, 5.2 cups O/N rt + fresh lilikoi
started 9/16/13
mixed 10/23/13
bottled 1/5/14 - 4 L +
more flocculant in the carboy
nose notes: fresh, clean, fruity
look: cloudier, reasonably leggy, lighter color
tasting notes: grapefruit juice, sweet start, hints of tangerine, icewine-ish, smooth, gentle finish, fruity aftertaste
(taste of sample may be sweeter than bottles)
name: "lemonade springs"
batch 9 - with EC-118 yeast, same as batch 10, but with IsNat sugar
started 9/29/13
mixed *none*
bottled 1/9/14 - 3 L +
more flocculant in the carboy
nose notes: lemon, alcohol, pine, smokey
look: cloudier, leggy
tasting notes: sour, dry, lime, lime-ade, hints of sour grape, refreshing
name: "Kilauea Sourball"
