The EASY solution to bright and balanced drinks | Acid Adjusted Cocktails

Today, I'll show you how to easily acid-adjust your cocktails ⭐ Support the channel by checking out my *Patreon:* https://www.Patreon.com/MakeandDrink 🔗 *Web:* https://makeanddrink.com/ | *Store:* https://make-and-drink-shop.fourthwall.com ❄️ My 2nd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MakeAndDrinkFrozen *Tools you might want* Doser: https://amzn.to/43e5yNa Beaker set: https://amzn.to/3SwZhXL 0.01g Scale: https://amzn.to/4do7cAj Anchor Hocking Glass Measuring Cups: https://amzn.to/4kfQvt4 Just the small one: https://amzn.to/4kdsEdp Fancy Pants Measuring: https://amzn.to/4kfQvt4 In this video we revisit acid-adjusting cocktails with a small update to my 1% Acid Solution. The recipe here is pretty much the same, just outlined in an easier way to understand. Back when I first came up with this, I spent a lot of time figuring out the ratios to get the 1+1 = 1% increase, and I shared as much as I could in the first video, which just complicated things for most people. The overall inspiration for this was for someone at home or someone who was workshopping a single cocktail to be able to acid-adjust that drink in real time and easily, where they could repeat the step in the future. While drops and dashes of acid solutions have been a thing before, I wanted to make sure that if you used this method it would be easily repeatable. That way if you did want to adjust a large batch of juice, you would know how much you had increased per cocktail and could scale it up without worrying that you may have done it wrong. If you want to know more about acid adjusting, I'd recommend you pick up Liquid Intelligence by Dave Arnold and the Tropical Standard book. Links below: *Liquid Intelligence:* https://amzn.to/4mbPAeX *Tropical Standard:* https://amzn.to/4jRRjV6 So why are there no great resources for fruit juice acidity online? A better question would by "why would there be?" The process is relatively new, and most sources for fruit acidity online are academic where they were trying to determine that acidity for a specific reason. Below are some acid level resources that I can't necessarily guarantee are accurate, not to mention that the acidity of your fruit might be different then another of the same variety *How it works:* Take 1 mL of the solution and add to 1 oz (or 30 ml) of juice. Your juice has now increased its acidity by 1% *In 1 oz of Juice/Liquid* 1 mL solution = +1% acidity 2 mL solution = +2% acidity 3 mL solution = +3% acidity 4 mL solution = +4% acidity 5 mL solution = +5% acidity 6 mL solution = +6% acidity 🍋 *Fruit Juice Acidity Levels* 🍋 *These are estimates sourced from a wide range of sources* Lime: 6% (made of citric and malic acid at a ratio of 2:1) Lemons: 6% (mainly citric acid) Grapefruit: 1.5 -2% Pineapple: 0.5-1% Oranges: 0.5-1% Remember that different juices will have different sugar/brix as well as bitterness, so subbing in the EXACT acidity of a lime in grapefruit juice will not necessarily lead to a final drink with the same sweetness, bitterness, and acidity. But that's what the solution is for, something you can play with and even acid adjust more after you have made the drink. _recipes at the bottom of the description_ *_Some links below are affiliate links that may lead to a commission paid to the channel_* *Full Amazon Store:* https://www.amazon.com/shop/makeanddrink 🍋 *Best Citrus Hand Juicer:* https://amzn.to/4bU1tjY 🍍 *My Big Juicer of Choice:* https://amzn.to/4k5xkSE 🧊 *Nugget Ice and Tools:* https://amzn.to/3yH3zFe 🌺 *Cocktail Garnish Game:* https://amzn.to/3UQ8v26 🍷 *Glassware:* https://amzn.to/4bOK2SA 📚 *Cocktail Books:* https://amzn.to/3WwwR19 ✨ *From the MakeAndDrink Shop* ✨ Find Mai Tai glasses, enamel pins, tasting glasses, and some of my own personal glassware for sale at the MaD Shop: https://make-and-drink-shop.fourthwall.com *Slushies!* ❄️ *Ninja SLUSHi:* https://amzn.to/3VbzhTI ☃️ *Margarita Man Mixes:* https://margaritaman.com/?ref=qcqzwaia Use Code *MakeAndDrink* for 15% off _Order in increments of 6 to get free shipping_ 🎬 *Tools I use to make Videos* *A Camera:* https://amzn.to/4eyoXwq *B Camera:* https://amzn.to/3YbkU3B *Microphone:* https://amzn.to/3XQ70m2 *Lights:* https://amzn.to/3XYE4Z2 *Music:* https://epidemicsound.com/referral/0p0ysi 🎶 MaD Playlist: https://www.epidemicsound.com/playlist/jc578rte2ii0xcl5aaq5vn8tz7l6fv81/ 📖 *Episode Chapters* 📖 00:00 Introduction 00:46 What is Acid Adjusting? 01:51 Inspiration 02:38 How to make 1% Lime Solution 03:49 How to use it and making daiquiris 07:01 Tools you need 07:30 Acid Levels in Juice 08:51 1% Lemon Solution 📝 *Recipe(s)* 📝 *1% Lime Solution* 24 grams citric acid 11 grams of malic acid Enough water to reach 100ml with acids *_alternatively_* you can add in 78 grams of water. That was how much I needed to get the 35 grams of acid to dissolve and end up at 100 ml. *1% Lemon Solution* 35 grams citric acid Enough water to reach 100ml with acid