mmm well played my friend. Salt is indeed an ingredient missing from mine, brings out the sweetness indeed. Water also a problem. Can't wait to get home and make a batch.
Do you use an ice cream maker?
I do.
Water should not be much of a problem if your freezer is cold enough and you work fast. When you chill your base, make sure its at 39 degrees F or below. Also, set your freezer to the absolute lowest setting. You want -13 F and below. The faster your Ice Cream Freezes, the less chance of crystal formation.
Once churned in your ice cream maker, the quicker you can get your ice cream slightly below 0 F, the smaller the ice crystals are likely to be, and the creamier the texture. The temperature and rate of hardening determine the final ice crystal size . Hardening is complete when the temperature at the center of the ice cream container drops to slightly below 0 F or lower, preferably -13 F to -22 F. The longer it takes for the ice cream to reach these temperatures, the larger the ice crystals will grow and, subsequently, the sandier the texture will be. Work fast and get that Ice Cream in the Freezer ASAP from the machine!
I keep my Freezer -25 to -30 below 0 F.
Its true with anything you freeze. The faster you can freeze something, the fresher it will be with less ice crystallization.