Sorry to hear you didn’t get the results you wanted. Adding more simple syrup should help, and let us know how it goes on the second try and barely heating it.
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In reply to Jayne.
The taste is great, but it turned into a solid. I went back and removed the solid, added more simple syrup and vodka, strained it twice more (for a total of 5 times) and reblended it. It is now a liquid, but it’s not smooth. I want to try again but just barely heat it and maybe just put the whole berries in for a few days and strain off.
]]>Hi Jen – yes, you may have overboiled it – sorry you had trouble. I would try to fix it by adding about 1/2 cup of very warm orange juice to the mixture, letting it “melt”, stirring, and then straining again.
]]>Hi! Sorry you’ve had issues. I have never doubled it so that may be the cause as some recipes just don’t work as well when doubling. I would try to fix it by adding about 1/2 cup of very orange juice to the mixture, letting it “melt”, stirring, and then straining again. Boiling too long could begin to create a gelatinous effect, as well.
]]>I made this last night and I did a very thorough second strain with a cheese cloth. It still turned into a very thick jello-like consistency. I had doubled the recipe. Do you think doubling or boiling on too high of heat could have caused the problem?
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Thank you for the quick reply! I’ll give that a shot!
]]>Hi – yes, the second strain is really important to prevent the liqueur from becoming gelatinous. You could try to fix it by adding about 1/2 cup of very hot water (or orange juice) to the mixture, let it “melt”, stir, and then strain again (maybe twice). Let us know if that works for you!
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