Homemade Ginger Beer

There is nothing more refreshing on a hot summer day than a home-made ginger beer.So gather the ingredients and let your imagination (and this recipe) bring you into a world of fun, food, and science.

SERVINGS

6

PREP TIME

3 days

COOK TIME

5 mins

INGREDIENTS

Ginger syrup ingreidents

• 1 Cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 Cup water
• 2 Tablespoons grated fresh ginger or 3 Tablespoons dried ginger

Ginger beer ingreidents

• 1/8 tsp active dry yeast
• Ginger syrup
• 3 Tbsp lemon juice
• 7 Cups drinking water

1. Place 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup water and 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger root (use 3 tablespoons if using dried ginger) in a sauce pan on medium-high heat until sugar is dissolved.
2. Let steep for 1 hour (2 hours if using dried ginger)
3. You've now made ginger syrup. Stop right here if you don't want to bother with fermentation; and pour 2 tablespoons ginger syrup over ice in an 8 ounce glass, and fill rest way up with club soda/seltzer water.
4. But if you want to be able to say you made ginger beer completely yourself...than stick with me.
5. If your gonna stick with me than put your ginger syrup in a clean jar and store in fridge until ready to start fermenting.

1. Place funnel in 2 liter bottle and put in 1/8 teaspoons active dry yeast, *ginger syrup, 3 tablespoons lemon juice, and 7 cups warm water.
2. put lid on bottle and shake concoction :) until all yeast is dissolved and syrup thoroughly mixed in.
3. Place bottle out of direct sunlight for 2-3 days or until reached desired fizz. Note: at least once or twice a day check on it and open the bottle to let air out so as not to let it explode.
4. When fizz amount is reached (2-3 days) put bottle in fridge; this will stop the fermentation process.

*ginger syrup was made in step 2

1. Serve over ice with a lemon slice on the side for extra flavor and looks.
2. ENJOY! (yes that is one of the steps; if this step is not completed the recipe will have been a failure :)
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