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After some success last year making arancello, I decided to branch out a bit more this year with some pompelmo-cello, made from the white Sicilian grapefruit that John showed me at the Civic Center market. I used the same process

  1. Zest the fruit and infuse in alcohol. This time I found Everclear at BevMo, and so I used that instead of 100-proof vodka. I made about 1.25 liters of “mother” alcohol, at full Everclear strength. 
  2. After the “mother” alcohol has infused for a month or more, strain it and mix with simple syrup and water to dilute to desired strength. I diluted it down to about 3:1, so I got 3.75 liters of finished product from 1.25 liters of “mother.”
  3. Throw it in the freezer for a little while, and then start drinking it and giving it away!

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    2 Responses to “Pompelmo-cello”

    1. Larry says:

      How many Grapefruits do you use when using 2 .750 bottles of 153 proof grain alcohol?

    2. bowen says:

      You only need 3 or 4 large grapefruits

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