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Finland · Drink

Quick Finnish Lemon Mead (Sima)

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Ingredients

  • 250 g brown sugar
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • Small amount of dry yeast
  • Raisins (optional)

Method

  1. Boil 1–2 litres water.
  2. While the water is boiling, wash a 3-liter container and squeeze the juice from the lemon into a glass.
  3. Set aside 1 litre of hot water for the sima. Rinse the container with the rest to sterilize it.
  4. Put sugar and lemon juice into the container.
  5. Pour 1 litre hot water onto the sugar and lemon juice and mix until sugar dissolves.
  6. Add 1 litre cold water.
  7. Add a very small amount of yeast (up to ¼ teaspoon).
  8. Let it stand overnight.
  9. Wash a 2 litre soda bottle and rinse it with boiling water.
  10. Add 1 teaspoon sugar into the bottle and a few raisins if you want to.
  11. Pour the sima into the bottle with a funnel.
  12. Leave in a dark place in room temperature for 2 days.
  13. Move the bottle into the refrigerator; the sima is ready.