Hard Lemonade

Ingredients

  • Started with 3 gallons of lemonade. (2 19 oz instant. Reserve enough for 2 quarts to back sweeten.
  • 6 cups sugar or 3 lbs.
  • 2 cups dextrose
  • 1 pk. Lalvin Pasteur Champagne Yeast
  • I mixed this all in the primary. Then transfered to a carboy and placed air lock
  • The S.G. reading is 1.070
  • Alcohol Level 9% possible.
  • added 2 tbl yeast nutrient
  • added 2 Tbls yeast energizer
  • added additional pasteure Champage yeast. Was slow to ferment
  • added 1/2 tsp super yeast...that finally got it going. But try without.
  • Finished at 1.22. Final Alcohol is 6.3
  • 1/2 tsp potassium bisulfate
  • 1/2 tstp potassium meta-bisulfate
  • 3 campden tables
  • 1 pkg isinglass
  • Added remaining lemonade mix (enough to make 2 qts)
  • Added 1/2 cup sugar
  • Added 2 Tbls citric acid
  • Added 1/2 cup lemon juice

Preparation

Step 1

Make wine.