Ginger Beer

Name: Ginger Beer
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 4 cups water; 1/2 cup fresh ginger, peeled and grated; 1 cup caster sugar; 2 lemons, juiced; 1/4 tsp dried yeast; 4 cups cold water to dilute; ice and lemon slices to serve

A spicy homemade British ginger beer brewed from fresh grated ginger, sugar and lemon juice, naturally fermented with yeast for a few days until lightly fizzy.

Total time

30 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

British

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Ingredients

4 cupswater

1/2 cupfresh ginger, peeled and grated

1 cupcaster sugar

2lemons, juiced

1/4 tspdried yeast

4 cupscold water to dilute

ice and lemon slicesto serve

Instructions

Boil ginger in 4 cups water 10 minutes. Strain.

Stir in sugar until dissolved. Cool to lukewarm.

Add lemon juice and yeast. Pour into sterilised bottles.

Leave at room temperature 2-3 days until lightly fizzy.

Refrigerate and serve over ice within 1 week.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

227

Protein

0.9g

Fat

0.3g

Carbs

58.3g

Fiber

1.4g

Sodium

5mg

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