Homemade Ginger Beer Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 liter water
- 110 g fresh and peeled ginger (some people don't peel it)
- 1/2 lemon juice
- 1/2 lime juice
- 100 g brown sugar
- 1/4 tablespoon dehydrated baker's yeast (2 g or 5 g fresh baker's yeast)
TO SERVE
- Lemon or lime slices
- Mint leaves
- Ice cubes
Instructions
- Peel the ginger then finely grate it with a grater. Place it in a large bowl, add the lime juice as well as the lemon juice, brown sugar, baker's yeast and 1 liter of water.Mix well and divide into 2 bottles then close. Shake the bottles to mix the water and ingredients well.
- Leave to ferment closed and at room temperature for 24 hours, bubbles will gradually form.Carefully open the bottles and strain your ginger beer. You can then transfer to glass bottles and store in the refrigerator.
Notes
The action of the yeast is stopped by cold, which is why it is necessary to ferment in ambient air.
Be careful to use plastic bottles and do not fill them completely as gas will form and the bottles may explode. Also be careful when opening the bottle after fermentation so as not to splash yourself.
You can keep your Ginger Beer for two to three days in a cool place in a tightly closed bottle, but once opened, it is better to drink it more quickly because it tends to lose its gas.
Be careful to use plastic bottles and do not fill them completely as gas will form and the bottles may explode. Also be careful when opening the bottle after fermentation so as not to splash yourself.
You can keep your Ginger Beer for two to three days in a cool place in a tightly closed bottle, but once opened, it is better to drink it more quickly because it tends to lose its gas.