Juniper Sima

Juniper Sima

"A refreshing traditional Finnish Mayday fermented beverage"

Serving Size  : 12

             Metric                                                                      U.S.
  6                Liters  Water                                       1 5/8        gallons  Water
  500            Grams  Brown Sugar                          1 1/8        pounds  Brown Sugar
  100            Milliliters  Molasses                               3/8       cup       Molasses
  20              Grams  Juniper Berries                           2/3       ounce    Juniper Berries
  49 5/8        Grams  Ginger                                     1 3/4       ounces  Ginger
  4 1/16        Grams  yeast                                           1/8       ounce    yeast
  4                Lemons                                                4                           Lemons
  8                Grams  Sugar                                           1/4      ounce    Sugar


Crush the juniper berries a little so they're more ready to release their
aroma, slice the ginger. Wash lemon with soap and warm water to remove dirt and
waxes, slice the lemons and remove seeds. Add these three ingredients to a
vessel that is large enough to hold all ingredients.

Bring water to a rolling boil, add the sugar and molasses mix until sugar
and molasses is dissolved. Pour over the aromatics.

When the mixture has cooled down to lukewarm, add yeast, stir. Cover the
bucket.

Wait a day or even two. Stir the liquid a few times.

Pour the Sima through a filter then fill bottles.

Add 4 grams (or 1/4 oz) of sugar into each bottle and cap.

Refrigerate for at least three days; its best after a week.

NOTES : Monitor pressure in bottles. Loosen bottle tops to release built up pressure over a sink as needed, re-tighten tops.

Per Serving : 209 Calories; trace Fat (1.3% calories from fat); 1g
Protein; 54g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 38mg Sodium.
Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Fruit; 0 Fat; 3 Other
Carbohydrates.