Inspired by Dave Arnold’s Liquid Intelligence: The Art and Science of the Perfect Cocktail
, I tried to make clarified lime juice for cocktails. And it worked!
His simple method for home uses agar to create a viscous gelatin that holds in the particles while allowing the clear juice to weep out. I ordered my agar online, though I understand most Asian markets carry it on the shelf. I measured out the 50g of powder into a bowl, and then counted 1/4 tsps as I moved it into another container. My scale isn’t accurate enough to measure sub-gram amounts, and the process calls for only a couple of grams agar to one liter of liquid. 75 passes later and I knew that my 1/4 tsp carried about 2/3g of agar, and I could now do small measurements by volume instead of weight.
The reward: a carbonated Gin & Juice