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How to Make Hop Water - Soda Water with Hops!
This is a recipe for hop water, which is like LaCroix flavored with hops. It's super light and refreshing and tastes a bit like beer. However, it doesn't contain any sweeteners, gluten, or alcohol. This means that you can chug this stuff and not get tipsy or tired. Some people want to get tipsy, and those people should check out one of our homebrew recipes. For those who don't, read on.
Hop Water Ingredients
1. Water2. Hops
We used Lemon drop hops, feel free to use any hop variety you prefer
3. Lemon juice
Full Recipe Video
Procedure
1. Add water to kettle
2. Boil for 10 minutes
3. Chill to 170F (76.7C)
4. Lower pH by adding lemon juice (to 4.6 or lower) - just a small squirt of lemon juice should be enough
Adding lemon juice while monitoring pH with a meter
5. Add hops (2g per gallon) and let stand for 20 mins (FYI: We used lemon drop hops)
Your hops will start dispersing and dissolving after a while
6. Filter out hops with cheesecloth or a mesh bag
7. Cool to serving temp
8. Carbonate
9. Drink
The final product was surprisingly clear and extremely refreshing
This recipe is super easy to make and is a great alternative beverage for folks who either don't want to or can't drink alcohol. We highly recommend making some of this stuff! Let us know how yours turned out!
Would lime juice work the same as lemon juice? I’d much rather have lime flavor than lemon
Anyone struggling to use lemon juice can use phosphoric acid for a fairly neutral/soda like way to drop ph. This can be bottle carbonated but like any bottle carb, will require a pinch of yeast and priming sugar at bottling and will result in some bottle lees.
The amount of lemon to use varies based on your water profile. Here in Florida my starting ph for filtered water is 7.65. I added 1/8 cup of lemon and it dropped by 1pt. So I added an additional 1/4 cup and got to 4.3-4.4. I used organic pure lemon juice not from concentrate (which didn’t have any extra ingredients- just Lemon. As for hops I used German saphir and had to use 6 grams per gallon to get even the slightest hop presence. The lemon is just too overpowering
I wonder if there is a way to charbonize if I don’t have a co2 machine? Regards from croatia:)
I wonder if there is a way to charbonize if I don’t have a co2 machine? Regards from croatia:)
I made this with 4 grams of hops per gallon instead of 2. I also added the juice of 1/2 of a medium lime. I carbonated it in my Sodastream. It came out nice especially if you like it a little hoppier.
it looks like there are several questions, regarding how much lemon. Go to the 3:50 mark in the video. The just squirt some from a “Plastic lemon,” then measure the PH.
Also curious how much lemon juice to ause
I would also like to know approximately how much lemon juice to add since I don’t have a ph meter. And I’m curious, why does the water need to be cooled to 170? I’m looking forward to making this. Thanks!!
Any guidelines on how much lemon juice concentrate to add per gallon? I don’t have a ph meter.