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Ginger Beer

Name: Ginger Beer
Prep time: 48 h
Yield: 20
Ingredients: Bug; Warm water; 2 tsp active dried yeast; 2 tsp Chelsea Raw Sugar; 2 tsp ground ginger; Ginger beer; 3 cups Chelsea Raw Sugar; 2 tsp cream of tartar; 1L boiling water and; 5L cold water; Juice of 2 lemons, strained

3.8

Preparation

48 hours

Bake

Difficulty

Easy

Servings

Make your own ginger beer that has rich flavours and a personal touch.

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Ingredients
Method

Ingredients

Bug

Warm water
2 tsp active dried yeast
2 tsp Chelsea Raw Sugar
2 tsp ground ginger

Ginger beer

3 cups Chelsea Raw Sugar
2 tsp cream of tartar
1L boiling water and
5L cold water
Juice of 2 lemons, strained

Chelsea Products in Recipe

Raw Sugar

This natural granulated...

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Reviews

37

What did you think of this recipe?

Kerry

Question, I've rung out of raw sugar. Can I use normal sugar instead

Nick

Looks good. WE used to make this when I was young in the 1950's. Same process. Screw top plastic soda bottles are good so you get no explosions :-)

Zoe

So far so good! But 6l of water doesn't fit in 6 x 750ml bottles so just get some extra bottles

It is very delicious. I have made it many times and it never disappoints.

QUINN

Having a go now. Two questions. Is this no alcoholic? Should the bug bubble before you bottle it? Thanks

my name

thnx it was yummmmmmmmmy

ernest

DAn

This does not make any sense! 6 litres of water and the bug water is getting close to 7 litres yet it only makes 6 750ml bottles!Someone needs to go back to school.

My first batch is too bitter. Hoping the second batch is better.

Andrea

This turned out like booze for me. The real homemade ginger beer.is just ginger and sugar.100gm sugar100gm thinly sliced gingerBoil water disolve sugar, add ginger.Cover with flannel and secure, in warm shaded place for 7 days . Add couple of tb sugar each day. That's it...do the rest as Chelsea has stated.

Method

Bug
Fill a large glass jar ¾ full with warm water. Add the yeast, Chelsea Raw Sugar and ginger. Cover loosely with a lid or tea-towel - do not screw tight or it won't be able to breathe. Sit in a warm place, such as the kitchen table or similar.

Feed your bug every day for seven days with 1 tsp Chelsea Raw Sugar and 1 tsp ground ginger.

After a week, you are ready to make your first batch of beer.

Ginger Beer
In a large bowl or bucket, put the Chelsea Raw Sugar and cream of tartar, then add the boiling water. Stir to dissolve the sugar before adding the cold water. Get your bug and pour all the liquid (not the sludge in the bottom) into a bucket and add the lemon juice.

Stir well and then pour into your clean bottles - it makes six 750ml bottles.

Store in a cool, dark place for two weeks before drinking. Make sure you open the bottle in the kitchen sink as it might overflow. Open the cap bit by bit to allow the air to escape.

Restore and Reuse
Take the jar with the sludge in it and fill with water to the top. Tip out half or give to a friend so that they can make their own bug. Fill back up to ¾ and feed for another week.

Don't Neglect It
If you are too busy to make a batch of ginger beer one week, don't just keep feeding and hope for the best, as your bug won't survive. Pour it out after a week - as you would if you were making some ginger beer - and follow the above instructions for restoring your bug all over again.

Recipe republished from foodtolove.co.nz