I'd like to first salvage the zest, can I dry it in the oven to preserve it?
And then to deal with the juice. I found this :
ginger-lemon brew
this beverage is delish and power-packed with immuno-stimulating properties.
basically, it’ll kick the pants off whats ailing you or give you a boost to the moon!
8 cups cold water -filtered
3-4 inches ginger root -grated
3 tablespoons lemon or lime juice -fresh squeeze
2 tablespoons honey -raw, unfiltered
quart mason jar
Grate ginger root (peel or not peel). add to a large pot with the water and bring to a boil. turn off the burner as soon as the water boils, cover and let steep at least 15 minutes or till cool to the touch. strain ginger out of water (or leave in) as you pour into mason jar(s). squeeze citrus and add to brew. after the ginger and lemon has cooled sufficiently (you can leave a finger in it w/out burning) add the honey. cap, shake and either enjoy warm or chill in the fridge.
tip: when using raw honey your goal is to keep it cool... heating above 109 degrees begins to kill off all the beneficial healthiness, eventually leaving you with just sweetener
and found it intriguing as something that could possibly be introduced into a brew day to increase the tastyness even more but fermenting highly acidic liquids is beyond my skill set so I toss my freshly picked lemons out to the Borg for contemplation and collaboration.
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