Homemade Ginger Ale
Fermented ginger beer is easy to make at home if you follow these simple instructions. Homemade ginger beer is refreshingly probiotic and delicious!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 4 cups 1x
- Category: Beverages
- Method: Fermented
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Ingredients
- 3 1/2 cups water (chlorine free)
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 6 tbsp sugar (see notes for options)
- 1/4 cup ginger bug starter
- 1 tbsp finely grated ginger
- 1–2 tbsp sugar after fermentation (to taste)
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients in a glass jar. Stir until the sugar is dissolved.
- Cover with a piece of cloth or coffee filter held in place with a rubber band or metal ring. Place somewhere warm and dark to ferment for 3 days. (Stir each day).
- Once you have bubbles forming at the top, strain the mixture and bottle it. Allow it to ferment for a further 3 to 5 days to build up the carbonation (make sure your bottle can handle the carbonation).
- Once it’s fizzy, taste your ginger beer and decide whether you want to add more sweetener. Store in the refrigerator and consume within a few weeks.
Notes
- The ginger bug needs the sucrose (sugar) for the initial ferment. However, feel free to use an alternative sweetener if you want to sweeten it after it’s been bottled.
- Be sure to use plastic pop bottles or swing-top bottles
that can handle the pressure of carbonation.
- Here’s my recipe for the ginger bug starter.
that can handle the pressure of carbonation.Keywords: probiotic, ginger ale, ginger beer, stomach soothing, anti-nausea
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