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• Steps
• Method 1 of 3: Whipping Lemonade
• Method 2 of 3: Yeast-Based Soda
• Method 3 of 3: Learning Classic Lemonade Recipes
• What do you need

Knowing how to make your own lemonade at home can save you money and eliminate artificial additives in your soft drink. Whether it's mixing sweet syrup with soda water or making your own soda from scratch, preparing a soda is much easier than it sounds. With a handful of simple ingredients, you can make delicious sodas and chill them in the refrigerator. See Step 1 for more information.

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Whipping Lemonade

1. 1 Start by preparing a thick soda-syrup base. The easiest and quickest way to make lemonade is to prepare a thick base and add soda water to it. If you want to start over from scratch, go to the next method and make your own soda. Preparing the syrup saves you the hassle of fiddling with yeast and is essentially like old-fashioned lemonade, or modern-day lemonade from a draft machine. Combine the following ingredients in a saucepan:
   • 1 cup of sugar
   • About 1/2 glass of water
   • 1/2 cup fresh fruit juice or two tablespoons of flavor extract
2. 2 Bring the mixture to a boil in a saucepan. Stir vigorously to dissolve the sugar. Make sure it does not burn.It should melt well and turn into a thick syrup. Bring the syrup to a boil.
3. 3 Boil the syrup halfway. Turn heat on low and simmer until half of the mixture has boiled away. If it looks rather thick and sweet, that's good. It should be very sweet and concentrated, making it perfect for adding to cold lemonade.
4. 4 Pour into a bottle and store in the refrigerator. Let the syrup cool and transfer to a convenient container, then refrigerate. It will be usable for several weeks or more.
   • If you have sports water bottles, they are ideal for storage. You can pour a serving of the syrup into a glass of soda water, and carefully store the rest of the syrup in a bottle on the refrigerator door.
5. 5 Serve with ice and seltzer water. Fill a glass with soda water and pour in the soda and syrup in a small stream, stirring thoroughly with a spoon until it dissolves. Try and add more if needed, or dilute with more soda water. Serve chilled and enjoy.
   • If you have access to a carbonator, you can make your own soda to make the process easier and do it yourself. While a carbonator can cost you a pretty penny, you can start making your own soda for free. If you drink a lot, the device will pay off in the shortest possible time.

Method 2 of 3: Yeast-Based Soda

1. 1 Prepare the required ingredients and equipment. Making soda by fermenting is much easier than you might think. All you need is enough sugar, bottles, flavors, and some time. To start making your own batch of soda, you will need:
   • Enough bottles to dispense approximately 4.5 liters of liquid... Old plastic soda bottles will work just fine if you wash them well. Many lemonade makers prefer to use plastic bottles because they are less likely to burst when soda bubbles. Glass bottles, on the other hand, are considered more environmentally friendly and will last longer. Beer bottles with screw caps are only suitable for soda if you keep your eyes on them while gassing.
   • Sweetener... Plain white sugar is fine, although alternative sweeteners such as honey or agave nectar are also effective if you want to eliminate refined sugar from this formula. You will need about half or a whole glass of sugar, or an equivalent amount of an alternative sweetener, depending on how sweet you want the lemonade to be.
   • Yeast... Commercial yeast, such as champagne yeast, is commonly sold at grocery stores, natural food stores, and breweries. They are ideal for making a carbonated drink. Don't use bread yeast to make lemonade.
   • Flavors... Here's a plethora of options all the way to the sky when it comes to choosing flavors for homemade lemonade. Soda extracts and fruit extracts are commonly sold in homebrew shops, with beer, ginger, and fruit flavors. You can easily use all the raw materials and ingredients to create your own flavor. Want to learn how to make honey, lemon, ginger lemonade? We will support you.
2. 2 Pasteurize and wash bottles. You should let your made-up lemonade brew in bottles for at least 24 hours at room temperature. This means you need to sterilize and wash them before starting to kill bacteria that can spoil your drink.
   • If you are using plastic bottles, soak them for at least 20 minutes in a solution of chlorinated bleach and water in the ratio: 1 teaspoon of bleach to 4.5 liters of water. Rinse bottles thoroughly with dish soap to remove all traces of bleach, which will kill yeast and damage the carbonation process. If you don't want to use bleach, you can simply wash the containers without chlorine.
   • If you are using glass bottles, you can use the same cleaning method as for plastic bottles, or just boil them for 5-10 minutes to kill bacteria.
3. 3 Make a flavored syrup. The main way to make lemonade is to make a sweet flavored liquid, then add active yeast and leave in the bottle to ferment. The flavor combination will vary depending on what kind of lemonade you want to make, but the base ratio should be about 2 cups of sweetener for every 4.5 L of water and 2 tbsp. tablespoons of extract. This will be the still base of your lemonade.
   • If you use extracts for flavoring, lower the temperature of the drink to hot, but not boiling, about 38-43 degrees Celsius, and dissolve the sugar in the liquid. Add 2 tablespoons of the flavor and let the mixture cool for a few minutes until the temperature drops.
   • If you are using raw ingredients for flavoring, simply bring 4.5 L of water to a boil in a large saucepan. Then add sugar, stirring vigorously, to dissolve. Leave on the fire for a few minutes, stirring constantly, to infuse the aromas, then remove from heat and add yeast.
4. 4 Add yeast. You have your base ready for a flavored drink, but now you must add the bubbles. When the sugary liquid heats up to about 38 degrees Celsius, it will be warm enough to activate the yeast, but not warm enough to destroy it. Add about 1/4 teaspoon of champagne yeast and stir vigorously to activate it.
   • Yeast, depending on age, strength, and climate, can be tricky. When you do this for the first time, you may end up with a lemonade that is too carbonated or too weak, depending on how much you use. Anything from 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon may be sufficient. Better to err on the side of non-carbonated - as you can add bubbles after checking.
   • Too much carbonated lemonade can cause bottles to explode, which can be dirty at best, and at worst dangerous, especially if you use glass bottles. For the first batch, add some soda yeast and experiment to see which dosage works best for you.
5. 5 Pour lemonade into bottles. Use a clean funnel and pour yeast lemonade directly into sterile bottles with caps. Let the bottles sit at room temperature for at least 24 hours to completely carbonate the drink, then refrigerate.
   • If you've come up with raw lemonade, it's a good idea to strain the lemonade through a sieve to remove any sediment or tough particles that might end up at the bottom of the bottle.
   • If the lemonade-filled bottles are closed when they are still too warm, they may burst or burst. Only after fermentation at room temperature, place the bottles in the refrigerator for safe storage.
6. 6 Take your first sip outside. After the lemonade has been infused for 24 hours, grab a bottle, go outside and open it. The lid can break off, therefore, being in the yard instead of the kitchen, you can avoid unnecessary dirt. Once you're happy with the degree of carbonation and flavor, put the bottles in the refrigerator and enjoy them for the next week or so.After five days in the refrigerator, they tend to lose some of their gases and become weaker.
   • If the lemonade isn't as carbonated as you'd like, you can set it aside for another day or two in the hope of increasing the carbonation rate. If that doesn't work, you can also add a second, tiny pinch of yeast to each bottle to try again. Or just enjoy a lightly carbonated drink and prepare another new batch!

Method 3 of 3: Learning Classic Lemonade Recipes

1. 1 Try the old-fashioned root beer. Due to the fact that sarsaparilla bark was once outlawed by the FDA, commercially available beer is made with an extract of the root of the beer. It can be bought at a hardware store for $ 3- $ 5. That's enough to make several batches of your own homemade root beer. The materials will pay off in the long term. Zatarain is a popular and cheap brand that is widely available, but you can experiment with different varieties to find the one you like best.
   • Add two tablespoons of beer root extract after the sweetener and water boil, before adding yeast. Try using brown sugar instead of white sugar for a molasses flavor in the finished product.
   • Try different roots for lemonades with unusual plant notes. You can buy licorice root extract, which will create a delicious and amazing drink, especially when mixed with a little lemon zest.
2. 2 Make fruit lemonade from fruit juice or extract. Orange, grapes, lime, strawberry, lemon, papaya: these are the ingredients for fruity sodas. Add a few scoops of any of the fruit extracts and you can create an incredible fruity summer lemonade.
   • Instead of using the extract, use grape juice as the base for the lemonade and substitute it for water to make real grape lemonade. You will not get the same purple craft drink from the store.
   • If you want to make citrus-based lemonade, pour the peels of oranges, lemons, or lemons in sugar with water a few hours before fermentation and adding active yeast. The rind will give the strongest flavor to the drink.
   • Try adding a few drops of food coloring if you want the flavor to match the look.
3. 3 Try to figure out the cola formula. The flavors found in Coca-Cola are almost impossible to identify and recreate - so you don't become the number one lemonade seller. With the right combination of edible essential oils and lemonade, you can come close to recreating the classic flavor of the most famous cola. Experiment with different combinations to create as similar flavor as possible, as close as possible. Start by combining equal amounts of the following amazing scents to get closer to the original:
   • Orange
   • lime
   • lemon
   • nutmeg
   • coriander
   • lavender
4. 4 Make a sweet ginger ale. It's just a classic, cool, soothing and refreshing drink. Made with raw ginger and sweetened with honey, this ginger ale is better than any store-bought lemonade on the market. It is ideal for adding to cocktails or iced drinks. To make your own ginger ale:
   • Combine 4.5 liters of water, a glass of honey, and the juice of two small lemons in a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Rub at least two middle finger-sized pieces of peeled ginger (about 2 cm) into a saucepan and let cool for at least an hour. When the temperature drops, you can add yeast and strain the ginger pieces through a strainer before bottling. Let the drink sit for at least 48 hours before refrigerating, then refrigerate for a few days for best results.

What do you need

• Pan
• Corolla
• Squeeze bottles