Tasting Day: Hard Lemonade - AKA Yeti Juice

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This Friday I cracked open the first Hard Lemonade - or Yeti Juice as it will be called around here.  The friend I made it for has the nickname Yeti.  He has be slugging Mike's Hard Lemonade all summer and I wanted something better for him.  So I made a home-brewed malted lemonade that clocks in right around 7% ABV.

I hate to say it, but this turned out really well.  I really enjoy how crisp and clean it tastes and how easy this is to drink.  At 7% I can after 4 of them on Friday I was in a good spot.


Appearance - Crystal clear, super pale yellow.  It looks like someone took a full lemon and juiced it into water.  It shows great signs of carbonation with Champagne-like bubbles coming from the bottom of the glass.

Mouthfeel - Cider/Champagne like.

Taste - If I had to sum it up in one phrase it would be "Lemon Cider".  The Champagne yeast fermented it to a nice dry flavor profile.  Just a hint of lemon flavor and just a hint of malt.

Overall -  The only thing I may do to improve this is to add more sugar - either table sugar or honey for a bigger punch and to add a bit more sweetness on the back end.  I used a half tablespoon of Splenda per bottle.  I think its pretty near perfect but so far everyone has commented on how dry it is.

Only one thing left now. What to see what the Yeti has to say!