Louhisaari Black Currant Drink
Ready In: 24 hrs 20 mins
Yields: 5 litres
Ingredients
- 5 liters water
- 1 liter black currant leaves
- 1 lemon
- 400 g sugar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh yeast
Directions
- Rinse leaves; wash the lemon and slice it.
- Place leaves and lemon slices in a pot or a bucket that is big enough to hold all ingredients.
- Bring water to boil and pour it on top of the leaves and lemon slices, add sugar.
- Allow the mixture to cool to 38 C; dissolve a pea sized dollop of fresh yeast in a drop of water and add it to the mixture, stir.
- Let the mixture ferment for 24 hours.
- Strain and pour into bottles, and store the bottles in a cool place.
- Ready to drink in 7 days.
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