Homemade Ginger Beer
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Homemade Ginger Beer
Description
This recipe for Homemade Ginger Beer involves boiling freshly grated ginger with brown sugar or molasses and a pinch of sea salt to create a ginger syrup base. After straining, lemon juice and brewer's yeast are added along with additional water before bottling in flip-top containers to ferment. The fermentation at room temperature for two days produces carbonation and develops the characteristic ginger beer warmth and flavor. Chilling halts fermentation and keeps the beverage crisp. The final product is a refreshing, mildly sweet and tangy ginger drink with a gentle fizz and lively ginger notes.
The recipe allows customization with sweeteners such as honey, maple syrup, or agave juice added before serving to balance the spice and acidity. It can also be paired with cocktails like Moscow Mule or enjoyed on its own over ice for a revitalizing drink.
For best results, dissolving added sweeteners into some ginger beer before shaking ensures even flavor without overpressurizing bottles. Using brewer's yeast or a fermented ginger bug are both effective methods to achieve natural fermentation.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon ginger root freshly grated
- 2 quarts or 2 l water divided
- 4 tablespoon brown sugar or molasses
- a pinch of salt sea salt
- 1/2 cup or 120 ml lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon brewer's yeast
- sweetener see notes, of your choice to taste
Instructions
- In a pot bring grated ginger and 2 cups of water (0.5 l) to a boil. Add brown sugar (or molasses for the darker color), a pinch of salt and cook until the sugar is dissolved, for about 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Strain the liquid through a sieve covered with a few layers of cheesecloth and squeeze well into a large mixing bowl.
- Add the rest of the water (about 6 cups), lemon juice and brewer's yeast. Stir to dissolve and pour into four 16 oz (0.5 l) flip top bottles (or equivalent) using a funnel, then cap them.
- Let it ferment under room temperature for 48 hours, then transfer to the fridge to stop the fermentation process. Add extra sweetener of your choice before serving (see notes). Enjoy!
Notes
- The nutrition facts are calculated per 250 ml serving.
- If brewer's yeast is unavailable locally, it can be ordered online.
- Ginger beer can be used for cocktails such as Moscow Mule or Dark 'n' Stormy, or enjoyed plain.
- Serve chilled with ice cubes to enhance refreshment.
- Adding about 1 tablespoon of honey per 16 oz bottle after fermentation balances the flavor; dissolve the honey in ginger beer before shaking and do not open immediately after shaking to avoid pressure release.
- Natural fermentation via a ginger bug is an alternative to using brewer's yeast.
- Any sweetener such as sugar, honey, agave, maple syrup, or molasses may be used according to taste preferences.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 416 oz (0.5 l) bottles
Amount Per Serving
Calories 55 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 250ml | |
| Calories | 55kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Sodium | 29mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 63mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin C | 11.5mg | 13% |
| Calcium | 24mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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