Cookbook:Sima
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Cookbook | Recipes | Beverages | Cuisine of Finland
Sima is a Finnish fermented drink based on lemons (Citrus medica).
Gather your equipment. You will need a closeable container (a big plastic bucket for example) and empty bottles, their number and size depending on how much sima you are going to make.
You should sterilize all of your equipment as described in the mead recipe.
[edit] Ingredients
- 8 liters of water
- 500g of brown sugar
- 500g of white sugar
- 2-3 citrons (lemons)
- 1/4 tsp yeast
- raisins
[edit] Procedure
- Boil 4 liters of water.
- Wash the citrons well and peel the zest into the container you will making your mead in, being careful not to include the bitter white pith.
- Add the sugar into the container with the zest.
- Pour the boiling water on top, and mix well.
- Add 4 liters of cold water so that the mixture will be lukewarm. When it is cool enough, add a very small piece of yeast.
- Remove the white pith from the citrons and slice them into the mix.
- Let it stand overnight.
- When you are ready to bottle it, add one spoonful of sugar and a few raisins to the bottle before you pour the mead in.
- After bottling, let the bottles stand at room temperature for 2 more days.
- Finally, move the bottles to your refrigerator. The mead is ready, and should be served cold.
[edit] Notes, tips and variations
- The brown and white sugar may optionally be replaced with 1kg honey.
