Ginger Beer (makes 10 Pints)
Transport yourself back in time with this old-fashioned ginger beer recipe that has been passed down through generations. Start by brewing your own ginger beer plant, a living culture that ferments and infuses your drink with its unique flavors. After a week of feeding and nurturing your plant, it's time to bring your ginger beer to life by combining the plant with a zesty mix of lemon juice and sugar. The result is a fizzy and refreshing beverage that will quench your thirst and bring a touch of nostalgia to your table. Cheers to homemade goodness!
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- The plant
- 1/2 pint warm water
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 10 sultanas
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 7g yeast sachet
- to feed (everyday for 1 week)
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- To make the drink
- 1 pint boiling water
- 1 lb sugar
- 6 pint cold water
- juice of 2 lemons
Instructions
- to make the plant put all the ingredients in a screw top jar. Cover tightly then put in a warm place for about 3 days or until the plant is bubbling gently.
- Feed the plant as given every day for 1 week.
- after 1 week, make the ginger beer. Put the boiling and sugar into a bowl and stir until the sugar is dissolved add the cold water and stir in the lemon juice
- Strain the ginger beer plant through a double thickness of muslin, squeezing out all the liquid. Do not throw out the residue. Stir the liquid into the bowl. pour the ginger beer into bottles seal and keep 3 days in a cool place before drinking
- the residue is now divided in half, give half to a friend in the screw top jar to stat again. add 1/2 pint cold water and feed, feed for 1 week as before
Yield
Makes 6 litres
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