How to Make a Shandy (Lemon Beer)
Choose and pour your beer., Choose and pour your lemonade., Add ice to the shandy (optional)., Stir, don't shake, until fully mixed., Finished.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Choose and pour your beer.
As long as you have a lighter beer, you really can't go wrong.
Here are some types of beer that you can use as the base for your shandy:
Wheat beer.
Silky and smooth, but a little heavier, pairs wonderfully with the lemon.
Lager.
Crisp and refreshing, this makes a somewhat lighter shandy.
Pilsner.
A little more distinctive-tasting than your average lager, this beer creates a more complex shandy. -
Step 2: Choose and pour your lemonade.
Whether you choose sparkling lemonade, regular lemonade, or lemon soda (such as Sprite or Squirt), your shandy is pretty much guaranteed to be good.
A couple words of advice:
If you can, choose all-natural lemonade.
With a great beer, natural lemonade tastes amazing.
Sure, you can make a perfectly acceptable shandy with lemonade made from concentrate, but it won't have the same pizzaz as all-natural lemonade.
If using a soda such as Sprite, add a little bit less than the specified amount (~150 ml).
Lemon sodas are pretty sweet; a shandy made with lemon soda ends up being a little sweet for many people, overpowering the taste of the beer.
You can always add more soda in at the end after tasting. , If you don't mind your beer a little watery, adding ice keeps the shandy cool while you drink it. , Shaking will cause the foam in the beer to activate.
Stir gently until your beer and lemonade are beautifully intertwined. , -
Step 3: Add ice to the shandy (optional).
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Step 4: don't shake
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Step 5: until fully mixed.
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Step 6: Finished.
Detailed Guide
As long as you have a lighter beer, you really can't go wrong.
Here are some types of beer that you can use as the base for your shandy:
Wheat beer.
Silky and smooth, but a little heavier, pairs wonderfully with the lemon.
Lager.
Crisp and refreshing, this makes a somewhat lighter shandy.
Pilsner.
A little more distinctive-tasting than your average lager, this beer creates a more complex shandy.
Whether you choose sparkling lemonade, regular lemonade, or lemon soda (such as Sprite or Squirt), your shandy is pretty much guaranteed to be good.
A couple words of advice:
If you can, choose all-natural lemonade.
With a great beer, natural lemonade tastes amazing.
Sure, you can make a perfectly acceptable shandy with lemonade made from concentrate, but it won't have the same pizzaz as all-natural lemonade.
If using a soda such as Sprite, add a little bit less than the specified amount (~150 ml).
Lemon sodas are pretty sweet; a shandy made with lemon soda ends up being a little sweet for many people, overpowering the taste of the beer.
You can always add more soda in at the end after tasting. , If you don't mind your beer a little watery, adding ice keeps the shandy cool while you drink it. , Shaking will cause the foam in the beer to activate.
Stir gently until your beer and lemonade are beautifully intertwined. ,
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