I have decided to try to brew some kind of bubbly hard lemon drink. After reading the internet and not finding that many recipes for hard lemonade I just made some thing up. So in a few months it will be interesting to see if the end result can be drunk.

Ingredients:

• 12 Lemons
• 1 large piece of ginger
• 2 Kg of sugar
• 22 L of water
• 1 packet of brewers yeast

Steps:

Sterilize all equipment as per the instructions for making a standard home brew.

Slice up as many lemons as will fit in the largest pot I own.

Slice up the ginger and add to the pot.

Fill the pot up with water and bring to the boil for about 20 mins.

Strain the liquid of rind and scum. Pour the strained liquid back into the pot.

Add the sugar and bring the liquid back to the boil.

Add a few liters of cold water to the sterilized fermenter and add the lemon liquid.

Top up with water until it reaches the 22 L mark and the temperature is in the 20 to 27 degree C range.

Throw some brewers yeast over the top of the mix and seal the fermenter.

Brew until it stops fermenting and then bottle with a primed shot of sugar.

Results:

Total Mystery! In a few months I will post the results of this brew. Luckily I have a large supply of lemons that I can try this a few times if this recipe does not work. For my next experiment I am thinking I will try peeling the lemons and blending the fruit. Then mix it with honey and brewing it.