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    » Home » Recipes » Fermented Drinks » Fermented Lemonade

    Naturally Fermented, Probiotic Honey Lemonade Soda

    Posted: May 9, 2016 · Updated: Jul 7, 2019 by Jenny McGruther · This site earns income from ads, affiliate links, and sponsorships.

    Lightly sweet, mostly dry, and bursting with bubbles, a naturally fermented lemonade soda is one of our favorite probiotic treats to make - particularly in summer when it helps to quench thirst brought on by hot days spent under the sun's bright and warm rays.

    Homemade, naturally fermented lemonade is also easy to make. It involves less than five minutes of active time in the kitchen, mostly spent stirring before bottling and waiting for friendly bacteria to do the work for you.

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    Fermented Lemonade in glass garnished with lemons

    How to Get Lemonade Naturally Fizzy

    This homemade, naturally fermented lemonade soda's fizz depends on the action of friendly bacteria.  They gobble up the carbohydrates in the honey.  In the end, those bacteria make your natural sodas less sweet, slightly more tart, rich in B vitamins, and naturally fizzy.

    The natural fizz comes from the release of carbon dioxide that happens during fermentation.  When carbon dioxide is bottled up with no place to go in flip-top bottles, the lemonade becomes naturally fizzy.  Depending on how long you allow the lemonade to ferment, that fizziness can range from an effervescent tickle to frenzied foaming.

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    8 servings

    Fermented, Probiotic Honey Lemonade Soda

    This naturally fermented lemonade soda is loaded with probiotics that give it its characteristic fizz and foam. A dryer soda, the lemonade is only slightly sweet and notes of honey play well with lemon. Serve it over ice, garnished with fresh lemon slices.
    Prep Time10 minutes mins
    Total Time10 minutes mins
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    Ingredients

    For the Lemonade Soda

    • 6 cups water
    • 1 cup honey
    • 1 cup lemon juice
    • ½ cup fresh whey

    Special Equipment

    • Flip Top Bottles

    Instructions

    • Warm the water in a saucepan over low heat, keeping it just warm enough to dissolve the honey - about 100 F. Whisk in the honey continuously until fully dissolved in the water. Turn off the heat, and remove the pot from the stove.
    • Whisk the lemon juice and whey into the honey water until fully incorporated.
    • Pour the lemonade through a narrow funnel flip-top bottles. Seal the bottles, and allow the lemonade to sit at room temperature to ferment at least four and up to seven days. You can open a bottle to check for fizziness and flavor, keeping in mind that the warmer your kitchen and the more time you allow, the sourer and more fizzy your soda will be.
    Rate this recipe!If you loved this recipe, give it a rating. Let us know what works, what didn't and whether you made any adjustments that can help other cooks.

    Pro Tip: Invest in flip-top bottles for fermented drinks and natural, probiotic sodas. These bottles capture the carbon dioxide that builds up during fermentation, making your soda naturally bubbly.

    Variations for Your Starter Culture

    Of course, the bacteria responsible for all the goodness of homemade sodas needs to come from somewhere, and, in the case of this fermented, probiotic lemonade soda recipe, they come from fresh whey.  Fresh whey is the liquid that accumulates on top of your yogurt, and it is also the liquid leftover when you make homemade yogurt or milk kefir and strain it.

    You can also use kombucha tea, jun tea, water kefir, or ginger bug in place of whey in this recipe.  They’re all a good source of the friendly microbes you need to make homemade, fermented soda.


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