Comments on: Batches 7 & 8: Organic vs. Non-Organic Lemons http://limoncelloquest.com/posts/batches-7-8-organic-vs-non-organic-lemons A Personal Pilgrimage to Create the Perfect Limoncello Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:36:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Ben http://limoncelloquest.com/posts/batches-7-8-organic-vs-non-organic-lemons#comment-193 Ben Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:38:44 +0000 http://limoncelloquest.com/posts/batches-7-8-organic-vs-non-organic-lemons#comment-193 Hi Stephen, you make great points here. I've seen some limoncello recipes in liters and grams when I was starting out and didn't use them because it was easier to use a recipe in cups but as you point out, it's less accurate. I've been sticking to cups because it's easier for readers (and because I'd have to buy a metric kitchen scale to do it any other way) but I probably should note the mass-based measurement also for those folks who want to replicate the recipe exactly. I'll work on that. It's great to have an engineer's take on this, thanks! Hi Stephen, you make great points here. I’ve seen some limoncello recipes in liters and grams when I was starting out and didn’t use them because it was easier to use a recipe in cups but as you point out, it’s less accurate. I’ve been sticking to cups because it’s easier for readers (and because I’d have to buy a metric kitchen scale to do it any other way) but I probably should note the mass-based measurement also for those folks who want to replicate the recipe exactly. I’ll work on that.

It’s great to have an engineer’s take on this, thanks!

]]> By: Stephen http://limoncelloquest.com/posts/batches-7-8-organic-vs-non-organic-lemons#comment-181 Stephen Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:40:41 +0000 http://limoncelloquest.com/posts/batches-7-8-organic-vs-non-organic-lemons#comment-181 Firstly, I'd like to thank you for your site and all the great information here! Secondly, I bring a point of criticism from an engineering background (in manufacturing and production) that you are using volumetric and quantitative measurements where mass-based measurements will yield a significantly higher accuracy. As with any scientific document, your conventions reflect heavily on how easily and reliably your results can be duplicated, regardless of outside influence. Liters and grams leave no room for interpretation; however, a cup varies widely and in varying contexts based on what is being measured. 1 liter = 4.227 cups in the US, 4 cups metric, or 4.4 cups in Canada and the UK. Would it not be more accurate to list your ingredients using grams for sugar (since these units do not vary) and mL for water? Also, what is the final quantity of zest used, in grams, since the size of the lemon and thickness of its peel can vary greatly? I know this sounds like an attack on your methodology, but it sounds as if you already have the proper testing and documentation in place and only need minimalistic refinement. Cheers! Firstly, I’d like to thank you for your site and all the great information here! Secondly, I bring a point of criticism from an engineering background (in manufacturing and production) that you are using volumetric and quantitative measurements where mass-based measurements will yield a significantly higher accuracy. As with any scientific document, your conventions reflect heavily on how easily and reliably your results can be duplicated, regardless of outside influence. Liters and grams leave no room for interpretation; however, a cup varies widely and in varying contexts based on what is being measured.

1 liter = 4.227 cups in the US, 4 cups metric, or 4.4 cups in Canada and the UK. Would it not be more accurate to list your ingredients using grams for sugar (since these units do not vary) and mL for water? Also, what is the final quantity of zest used, in grams, since the size of the lemon and thickness of its peel can vary greatly?

I know this sounds like an attack on your methodology, but it sounds as if you already have the proper testing and documentation in place and only need minimalistic refinement.

Cheers!

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