Sima (Finnish Lemon Mead)

Step 1 of 6Pare and juice the lemons

Pare the zest off the lemons in wide strips with a vegetable peeler, taking as little of the bitter white pith as you can, then squeeze the juice. Put the strips and the juice into a large heatproof bowl or a clean bucket with the brown sugar and all but 2 tsp of the white sugar.