Recipe

Old Fasioned Gingerbeer Recipe

	Capedread / All my dishes 4 months ago Makes just under 2.5 litres Takes 20 minutes to make, plus overnight standing, 12-36 hours' fermenting and chilling Prep:10m Cook:15m Servings:12	Capedread
	cheap easy

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Ingredients

1 tbsp finely chopped fresh ginger

1 un-waxed lemon, thickly sliced

250g golden caster sugar

1/2 tsp cream of tartar

3/4 tsp dried fast-action yeast

2 x 1.5-litre plastic bottles.

Never use glass bottles as the pressure builds up and they will explode!

Directions

Put the ginger, lemon, sugar, cream of tartar and 750ml cold water into a large pan over a medium heat. Slowly bring to the boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Add 1.5 litres cold water and sprinkle over the yeast. Cover with a lid and set aside in a cool place overnight.

The next day, sterilise the bottles by cleaning them in hot soapy water. Rinse and set aside.

Strain the ginger beer through a nylon sieve and divide between the bottles – leave a 5cm gap at the top to allow for the build-up of gases. Screw on the lids tightly and leave in a cool place. Check every few hours, unscrewing the cap a little as the pressure builds up, to allow the gases to escape.

The ginger beer is ready to drink when fizzy, which will be within 12-36 hours, depending on how hot the weather is. Chill, then serve with plenty of ice and drink within 3 days (don't drink if it smells old and yeasty).

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