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Ginger Beer

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Ginger beer is a traditional fermented drink that can be made as either a soft drink or an alcoholic drink. Make it in a carboy with more sugar or malt extract and with longer fermentation time to get alcoholic ginger beer.

Total 00:20
Yield 12

Ingredients

  • 100–300 grams fresh ginger root, peeled and grated
  • 1 whole lemon, zested and juiced OR 2 tsp cream of tartar mixed with lemon extract or zest to make a lemon juice substitute.
  • 500 grams sugar
  • Water
  • Fermentation starter (see note)

Instructions

  1. 1
    Simmer the ginger, lemon zest and sugar in about 1.5 L water for about 10 minutes.
  2. 2
    If using yeast as the fermentation starter, rehydrate the yeast in a glass of warm water for 5 minutes.
  3. 3
    Add the lemon juice and enough water to get 10 L to the fermenter (see note).
  4. 4
    Let the mixture sit in the fermenter until it has started bubbling well, which should take 8–12 hours with yeast or longer with kefir grains.
  5. 5
    Bottle into PET bottles or other food-safe bottles.
  6. 6
    When the bottles are hard (not just firm) from the carbonation, put them into the fridge for storage.
  7. 7
    Serve cold.
Category
Beverages

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Ginger_Beer