02-08-2010, 11:19 PM
I tried 4 lemons. I peeled the rind off, cut the lemon up and boiled them for a few minutes. After it cooled, I saved the water and then put the boiled lemons in a makeshift cheesecloth bag ad squeezed everything out that I could. Put all the juice and water in a 2 liter and filled it the rest of the way with water. Started it yesterday. Today, I see, it is perking along. My conclusion is that the difficulty was the large amount of preservatives in bottled lemon juice. This concoction that I made is VERY lemony (which I like). May need to sweeten slightly once it finishes. I will let you know.