Ginger beer

Make your own homemade ginger beer. Youll need to start this recipe 8 days ahead.

Recipe «Ginger beer» presented in category Recipes / Coctails, to prepare this dish you will need no more 5 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1/2 tsp dry yeast, 1 tsp caster sugar, 1/2 tsp ground ginger, 1 cup warm water, 1 tbsp caster sugar, extra , 2 tsp ground ginger, extra, 4 cups caster sugar, 1/4 cup lemon juice, strained .

Ingredients:

• 1/2 tsp dry yeast 
• 1 tsp caster sugar 
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger 
• 1 cup warm water 
• 1 tbsp caster sugar, extra 
• 2 tsp ground ginger, extra 
• 4 cups caster sugar 
• 1/4 cup lemon juice, strained 

Instructions

1. Make Starter: Place yeast, sugar, ginger and warm water in a jar. Whisk with a fork to dissolve yeast. Cover with a tea towel. Set aside overnight at room temperature. Stir in 1 teaspoon extra sugar and ½ teaspoon extra ginger. Cover with tea towel. Stand overnight. Repeat process with remaining extra sugar and ginger for the next 3 days.
2. Make Ginger beer: Place sugar and 3.75 litres cold water in a large saucepan. Stir over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves. Stir in lemon juice.
3. Line a fine sieve with muslin. Strain yeast mixture (see notes). Stir into warm sugar syrup. Divide mixture among three 2-litre-capacity plastic bottles (see notes). Seal. Set aside in a cool place for 3 to 4 days. Refrigerate. Use within 2 weeks.