- prep: 15 min
- cook: 24 hr
- total: 24 hr 15 min
Summary
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.
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
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Nutrition

- Servings Per Recipe: 2
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 292 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 3 g 5.21%
- Saturated Fat: 0 g 1.78%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
- Sodium: 92 mg 3.82%
- Calcium: 39 mg 3.91%
- Potassium: 134 mg 3.82%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 1 mg 4.67%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 76 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g 2.32%
- Sugar: 72 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Vitamin A 0.09%
- Vitamin C 2.95%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
- Exchange - Fat1
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs5
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq