Bottled Citrus Lemongrass Soda

Name: Bottled Citrus Lemongrass Soda
Prep time: 1 d 3 h
Cook time: 1 d 3 h
Total time: 1 d 3 h
Yield: 27
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons neutral-flavored ale yeast such as Coopers; 1 bottle Beer capper, such as the Emily capper; 340 grams beer bottles and caps; 27 servings Large metal bowl for draining bottles; 27 servings Soda; 1 large red or pink grapefruit; 59 milliliters honey; 2 stalks lemongrass; 1 lime; 355 milliliters sugar; 27 servings Cheesecloth; 27 servings Equipment; 27 servings Funnel; 27 servings Metal stirring spoon; 1 container 1-gal. glass or plastic; 27 servings SaniClean

Bottled Citrus Lemongrass Sodan is a dairy free and vegetarian beverage. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 0g of protein, 0g of fat, and a total of 68 calories. This recipe serves 27. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 27 hours. If you have cheesecloth, funnel, sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Peel wide strips of zest (avoiding the bitter white pith underneath) from half the grapefruit and the whole lime. Juice grapefruit and lime into a liquid measuring cup (add water to reach 1 cup if needed).

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Grapefruit

Juice

Water

Lime

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Measuring Cup

Pour into a 6- to 8-qt. pot and add zest strips.

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Pot

Cut off green tops from lemongrass (about half the stalk) and peel first two outer layers from stalks. Mash stalks with a meat mallet and cut into 2-in. pieces.

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Lemon Grass

Meat

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Meat Tenderizer

Add to pot of juices along with sugar, honey, and 3 1/2 qts. water.

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Honey

Sugar

Water

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Pot

Heat citrus lemongrass mixture over medium-high heat, covered, until boiling; boil 1 minute, then remove from heat and let cool.

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Lemon Grass

Meanwhile, mix up your sanitizing solution using Sani

Clean and water (follow instructions on Sani

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Water

Clean label). Sanitize all equipment except the capper; invert bottles into bowl to drain.

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Bowl

Let everything air-dry.

Strain sweet citrus lemongrass water through a fine-mesh strainer into sanitized 1-gal. container. You should have about 2 in. headspace; if you don't, add lukewarm water until you do. Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup lukewarm water and stir into container. Cover container with a double layer of cheesecloth, secure with a rubber band around the lid, and set in a warm place for 2 hours.

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Lemon Grass

Water

Yeast

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Sieve

Cheesecloth

Stir mixture thoroughly, then use funnel to slowly pour soda into bottles, leaving 2 in. headspace. Cap bottles with capper and shake each bottle.

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Pop

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Funnel

Let bottles sit at room temperature for 1 to 3 days, opening a bottle each day until you like how it tastes and how much fizz it has. When you like it, chill the bottles.