Sima — Finnish Mead (Sima)

Beverages | Finnish cuisine

⏳ Time

15 minutes + 24 hours

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Sima — Finnish Mead (Sima)

Ingredients

Mineral water - 5 qt
Sugar - 12 oz
Brown Sugar - 12 oz
Honey - 14.1 oz
Lemon - 2 pieces
Brewer's Yeast - 1⅖ teaspoons
Raisins - 1.8 oz

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Wash the lemons and slice them thinly, removing the seeds. Place the lemons with the peel and sugar in a large container.

Step 2

Pour half of the water into a pot, bring it to a boil, and pour it over the lemons, peel, honey, and sugar. Stir and let it sit for a while. Add the remaining cold water. When the liquid warms up, add the yeast.

Step 3

Keep the mead at room temperature until it starts to ferment, which takes about a day. Add a few raisins and 1 tablespoon of sugar to clean bottles and strain the mead into them. Seal the bottles loosely and store them in a cool place. The mead will be ready when the raisin floats to the surface.