Ginger Beer in a BUCKET!
Who doesn't love ice cold ginger beer on a hot summer's day?
This instructable will show you the easiest recipe for ginger beer I have ever seen using everyday household items.
This instructable will show you the easiest recipe for ginger beer I have ever seen using everyday household items.
What You Need
You will use:
1. Two buckets that can take more than 5 liters each
2. A piece of cloth
3. A funnel
4. Measuring spoons/cups
5. Bottels
Ingredients:
4,5 Liters of Water
750 ml Sugar
12,5 ml Cream of Tartar
10 ml Ginger
7 ml Instant Yeast
250 g Raisins
1. Two buckets that can take more than 5 liters each
2. A piece of cloth
3. A funnel
4. Measuring spoons/cups
5. Bottels
Ingredients:
4,5 Liters of Water
750 ml Sugar
12,5 ml Cream of Tartar
10 ml Ginger
7 ml Instant Yeast
250 g Raisins
Add Everything
Measure out all the ingredients and add it together in one of the two buckets.
As you can see in the photos, I added the dry ingredients first and then the water.
DO NOT USE WARM WATER, adding warm water might destroy the yeast and it will not work. A friend of mine was constantly worried about whether or not the sugar will dissolve in the cold water, do not worry it will dissolve. If you really feel like you need to do something, give the mixture a slight stir.
As you can see in the photos, I added the dry ingredients first and then the water.
DO NOT USE WARM WATER, adding warm water might destroy the yeast and it will not work. A friend of mine was constantly worried about whether or not the sugar will dissolve in the cold water, do not worry it will dissolve. If you really feel like you need to do something, give the mixture a slight stir.
Let It Be
This is probably the most difficult part if you can be as impatient as I can be sometimes.
Leave the bucket after adding everything together and allow the yeast to do its job for 12 hours.
After 12 hours your ginger beer should have undergone the transformation as seen above. There will be a foamy layer on top along with floating raisins.
Leave the bucket after adding everything together and allow the yeast to do its job for 12 hours.
After 12 hours your ginger beer should have undergone the transformation as seen above. There will be a foamy layer on top along with floating raisins.
Sifting the Fluid
Place a clean piece of cloth over the second bucket like in the picture and ask someone else to hold it firmly in place. Now slowly pour the mixture through the cloth to remove all the particles from the ginger beer. Be careful not to pour too much of the mixture at a time, because the cloth will cause a buildup of fluid and you don't want to spill.
If the flow of liquid becomes too slow, remove the raisins from the cloth, you can even replace the cloth or rinse out your old cloth to speed up the process. After sifting all of the liquid from the mixture it will look , uch more pleasant and drinkable.
If the flow of liquid becomes too slow, remove the raisins from the cloth, you can even replace the cloth or rinse out your old cloth to speed up the process. After sifting all of the liquid from the mixture it will look , uch more pleasant and drinkable.
Bottle the Beer
Place a funnel in a bottle and slowly pour some of the ginger beer into the bottle. Do not fill the bottle to much, because there will be a pressure buildup in the bottle.
You can add a few raisins to the bottle for some extra flavour.
You can add a few raisins to the bottle for some extra flavour.
Serve and Enjoy
Place your bottles in the fridge to cool down the ginger beer.
Serve it ice cold and enjoy!
PS the recipe shown in this instructable is quite soft on the pallet and very sweet. Feel free to experiment and give feedback! next time I am making this, I want to use a little less sugar and a bit more ginger or just a stronger type of ginger. Will let you know how it turned out!
Also, I made this in my dorm room, so 1 please excuse the background and 2 it is that easy!
Serve it ice cold and enjoy!
PS the recipe shown in this instructable is quite soft on the pallet and very sweet. Feel free to experiment and give feedback! next time I am making this, I want to use a little less sugar and a bit more ginger or just a stronger type of ginger. Will let you know how it turned out!
Also, I made this in my dorm room, so 1 please excuse the background and 2 it is that easy!