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You can buy ginger beer at the local mom-and-pop store, as well as the neighbourhood supermarket. But that is nothing but carbonated water with ginger flavor. Today, we will show you how to make ginger beer at home – not the carbonated type but the old-fashioned, spicy type! All you need to have are the right ginger beer brewing ingredients – and some patience.
Output – Approximately 2 liters
Preparation activity duration – 15-20 minutes
The total time you would need – 2 days
Ginger beer brewing ingredients:
- Peeled ginger - ¼ pound
- Sugar – 1 cup
- Fresh lemon juice – 1½ tablespoons
- Dry yeast – ¼ teaspoon
- Water – 2 liters
Necessary Equipment
- Grater
- Funnel
- A plastic bottle of 2 liters’ capacity
Preparation
- Grate the ginger with a suitable grater till you have 3 tablespoons
- Collect the juice after you separate it from the solid mass with a sieve
- Pour the juice into the bottle through the funnel
- To the juice, add lemon juice, yeast, sugar
- Fill the bottle with water almost up to the brim (leave around 1-inch space from the top)
- Shake the bottle so that the sugar dissolves well
- Let the liquid inside the bottle harden. This can take almost 36 hours
- Put the bottle in the refrigerator till it is ice cold
Yes, that’s how easy it is! Simple ginger beer brewing ingredients & waiting time of 2 days. So, just go ahead & do it – and enjoy the chilled juice of your labor!
