Delicious, thank you - though I'm surprised at lemon juice/wine as a substitute because the tartness is not something I associate with mirin. In the past I've used sake+sugar or sweet sherries with good results - would be interested to hear why Vaughn prefers lemon juice.
i did it because i had no other more appropriate acidifiers. i mixed the lemon with the (very) sweet chenin to approximately correct acid-sugar balance, then diluted down to approximately correct intensity.
Delicious, thank you - though I'm surprised at lemon juice/wine as a substitute because the tartness is not something I associate with mirin. In the past I've used sake+sugar or sweet sherries with good results - would be interested to hear why Vaughn prefers lemon juice.
i did it because i had no other more appropriate acidifiers. i mixed the lemon with the (very) sweet chenin to approximately correct acid-sugar balance, then diluted down to approximately correct intensity.
I absolutely love this post.
I hope he finds a publisher! That book would be very interesting.