Not often, I am posting here things, which are clearly not my ideas...  However Dave Arnold is clearly a mad scientist [no, he really is!] - and he posted amazing stuff on his website www.cookingissues.com  - no - don't click now - just follow the link later.   One of the most impressive posts about mixology, besides of demystifying the mechanics of shaking, were clarification techniques.   Look, after him, you could use a centrifuge [which would set you back a couple thousand bucks] and a chemical compound, which solidifies sediments. I am not a fan of that.  Then there is gelatine clarification; this works quite well [I tried it several times my self] - you gelatinize a liquid [with little gelatine only], freeze it, thaw it [in the fridge] over a colander and a muslin cloth. Thats it.  Unfortunately this has several problems:     Gelatine is made out of animal bones - hence it is neither vegetarian nor vegan, which you won't usually expect of a beverage.  You have to freez...
 
 
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