limoncello liqueur
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limoncello liqueur
Recipes liqueur limoncello at home.
Unfortunately, I learned too late, how to easily prepare limoncello at home.
It happened, many convinced, the secret manufacture of liquor kept in the strictest confidence and under seven seals.
In fact,, for good limoncello you need a bottle of vodka, fresh lemon and a little patience.
Limoncello is soft, sweet taste, with clear lemon flavor.
Drink this liquor can pure, dilute soda or make smoothies.
Its flavor can range from very sweet to very tart. What will be in your drink – only you decide!
The drink is prepared quite simply. To do this, we do not need no fermentation process, or distillation, vodka and lemon – everything, we need.
With, time, that we need to prepare, can range from several days to several months.
Many, who tried this Italian liqueur, they say, they fell in love with the taste of the first sip.
The process of cooking liquor "limoncello"
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Remove the lemon zest. To do this, use the best vegetable knife. Try to remove only the outer, yellow layer!
Add the lemon zest in vodka, stir, close tightly and leave to infuse stopper.
Infused vodka and zest least four days (moon can) in a dark place at room temperature.
The more will infuse vodka, the more your drink will be saturated with the aroma and taste of lemon.
Strain lemon infusion through a special sieve. Prepare sugar syrup. To do this, take at least one cup of water and one cup of sugar, mix and put on a plate.
Carefully stir, bring to a boil syrup. Sugar has completely dissolved. Then let the syrup cool.
Remember that, the ratio of water and sugar is completely dependent on your tastes. So, adding sugar, drink tastes! The more water – the lower strength! The more sugar – so sweeter!
Mix the resulting sugar syrup with lemon zest infused vodka. Mixed vodka and syrup, be sure to try the drink.
At this stage, you can also add sugar or water. Then your limoncello ready! You can pour it into bottles.
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How to use vodka?
The best option for making limoncello – use vodka with strength 50%, produced grain alcohol.
This vodka has beneficial effects on the taste of the drink. With, familiar with the strength of vodka 40% well suited, in addition, it is much easier to find, and cheaper.
What use lemons?
Conventional lemons are perfect for making limoncello. The main condition – lemons should not be subjected to treatment.
The point is, many citrus treated wax. That is why you should pay attention to the quality of purchased products.
How many leave?
Adding a vodka lemon zest, you have to leave the alcohol at least four days.
You can increase this period even up to a month. The basic amount of aroma and taste of lemon vodka transmitted during the first few days.
But the longer term infusion, the stronger the flavor will buy your drink.
How to use sugar?
When using 50 or 40 degree vodka, syrup prepared on the basis of one cup of water and one cup of sugar.
This syrup is added to the infused vodka, but the amount can be controlled based on personal preferences.
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So, rather difficult to say about the optimum sugar. In principle, You can even use this ratio as water and sugar 4: 4 (Four cups of sugar and four cups of water).
The more water – the less strong to drink, in accordance, The more sugar, your so sweet limoncello.
How harmless limoncello?
Limoncello completely safe, even, though, that it is composed of citrus fruits.
The point is, alcohol and prevents the formation of bacteria, and therefore, your drink will be crystal clear in terms of its bacterial composition.
Usually, limoncello stored in the refrigerator for about a year, sometimes longer.
If you notice, what home liquor changed color, or bottle was mold, it is a sign, that liquor should not have to drink.
How to drink and keep limoncello?
Limoncello stored in the refrigerator. Approximately 4 hours recommended for use cool drink in the freezer.
It reveals all the flavor range! In such a beverage refrigerator may be stored up to a month, in the freezer – one year, or even longer!
