• prep: 15 min
• cook: 24 hr
• total: 24 hr 15 min

servings:

Unlike supermarket ginger ales, which are made with carbonated water, corn syrup, and ginger flavoring, this spicy ginger beer is made the old-fashioned way, with lots of fresh grated ginger, sugar, yeast, and water. As the yeast ferments over a day or so, it creates a natural carbonation. Though many recipes leave the ginger sediment as is, we think straining it out produces a more refined quaff. For a different route to a similar drink, go to Homemade Ginger Ale.

• About 1/4 pound ginger, peeled
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon active dry yeast
• About 2 quarts water
• a Microplane grater; a funnel; a clean 2-liter plastic bottle with cap

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