GINGER BEER
Ginger beer is nature's champagne. this is the recipe my mother and grandmother used to make. It is a delicious refreshing drink on hot summer days. Caution: Bottles must be stored in a cool place and not shaken. Chill thoroughly before opening but be prepared for it to fizz over. While storing it is a good idea to cover with large piece of plastic in case a cap blows or a bottle
Provided by Carol Skilton
Categories Beverages
Time P13DT5m
Yield 6 large beer bottles per bug
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- -------TO GET BUG WORKING-------.
- Mix the yeast, ground ginger, 2 tspns of sugar and lukewarm water together in a large glass jar.
- Cover with a cloth (the sort of material that you would use to strain jelly through as the bug needs to breathe).
- Let stand for 24 hours.
- After this feed the bug every day for 10 days with 1 tspn of ground ginger and 1 tspn of sugar.
- ---------TO MAKE THE BEER----------.
- Put 1 litre of the water and the sugar in a saucpan.
- Heat gently while stirring until the sugar dissolves.
- Take off the heat and add the rest of the water and the lemon juice.
- Without disturbing the sediment, strain the ginger beer bug liquid through 2 layers of scalded muslin.
- Add this liquid to the sugared water.
- Pour the mixture into clean bottles, cap tightly and leave to stand for 2 days, or until it starts to fizz.
- After this, it must be kept in a cool place or the fridge to prevent the tops blowing.
- I use a sterilizing powder obtained from home brew shops to sterilize my bottles.
- After making the beer divide the sediment in the jar into two.
- You now have 2 bugs to feed and can double the beer recipe.
- As you double the bugs each time you increase the number of bottles you can produce.
- After all available surfaces are covered with bug jars and you are swamped with beer you can give the extra bugs away to get others on the treadmill.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 336.7, Fat 0.1, Sodium 22.2, Carbohydrate 86.7, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 85, Protein 0.5
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Sawyer Scott
sawyer-scott@aol.comI'm so glad I found this recipe!
Arsalan Samor
s34@yahoo.comThis ginger beer is a great addition to any party.
Gillian Dow
gillian_dow59@gmail.comI love the unique flavor of this ginger beer.
Abhijeet Yadav
abhijeet.yadav37@yahoo.comThis ginger beer is a great way to cool down on a hot day.
Hamed Pakhtoon
h@gmail.comThis ginger beer is amazing! I love the spicy kick and the refreshing flavor.
Tam Nguyen
t_nguyen33@hotmail.co.ukI would not recommend this recipe to anyone.
ATTIE Mcbride Pullenbach (Attie)
m.attie50@gmail.comThis ginger beer was a waste of time and ingredients.
Rabia Salman
r@gmail.comI followed the recipe exactly, but my ginger beer didn't turn out as expected.
Yaxiye Cabdi
yaxiye_c84@gmail.comThis ginger beer was easy to make and had a nice flavor, but it wasn't as spicy as I was hoping for.
Christian Armstrong
christiana@yahoo.comI found this ginger beer to be a bit too sweet, but it was still refreshing.
Jose Americu
americujose@gmail.comThis ginger beer was a bit too spicy for my taste, but I still enjoyed it.
kaman wan
wan@hotmail.comI've made this ginger beer several times and it's always a hit! It's so easy to make and the flavor is amazing.
Shehan madusanka
m_shehan47@yahoo.comThis ginger beer is so refreshing and flavorful! I love the spicy ginger kick.
Max Wayz
wayzmax@gmail.comMy first time making ginger beer and it was a success! The instructions were easy to follow and the ginger beer turned out delicious.
Jibran Abbasi
j_abbasi79@gmail.comThis ginger beer was easy to make and turned out great! The flavor was perfect - not too sweet and not too spicy.
Caydan Parchment
parchment.c@yahoo.comI made this ginger beer for a party and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved it and asked for the recipe.
Kathryn
kathryn@gmail.comThis was the best ginger beer I've ever tasted! It was so refreshing and flavorful. I loved the spicy ginger flavor.