Homemade Ginger Beer
Delicious Homemade Ginger Beer! Drinks great on it's own or with cocktails!
Ingredients
- 1 cup raw cane sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tbsp grated fresh ginger
- 1/8 tsp active dry yeast
- 3 tbsp lemon juice, fresh
- 7 cups filtered water
Instructions
- Peel a chunk of ginger and grate it. I used a zester to get a fine grate.
- Place the ginger, sugar, and 1/2 cup water into a saucepan over medium heat.
- Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Turn off the heat and allow the mixture to sit for an hour.
- Strain the mixture and allow the liquid (ginger syrup) to cool to room temperature.
- Place the yeast, ginger syrup, lemon juice and 7 cups of water into a 2 Liter container.
- Put the lid on the bottle and shake until the yeast is dissolved.
- Store out of direct sunlight for 2-3 days or until fizz is achieved.
- Place bottle in the refrigerator. You must do this to slow down the fermentation process or the bottle will EXPLODE!
- Consume within 1-2 weeks. Serve over ice!