Beverage

Home-Brew Ginger Beer

Name: Home-Brew Ginger Beer
Total time: 3 days
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: South Africa
Ingredients: 200g fresh ginger, grated; 1.5 cups sugar; 2 lemons; 1 tsp yeast; 1 tbsp cream of tartar; 2 tbsp raisins; 3 L water

Naturally fermented ginger beer with lemon, cream of tartar and raisins — the picnic classic in every South African fridge.

3 days 8 servings Easy

Ingredients

• 200g fresh ginger, grated
• 1.5 cups sugar
• 2 lemons
• 1 tsp yeast
• 1 tbsp cream of tartar
• 2 tbsp raisins
• 3 L water

Method

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Boil half the water with ginger, sugar and cream of tartar; cool.

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1
Boil half the water with ginger, sugar and cream of tartar; cool.
2
Combine with remaining water, lemon juice, yeast and raisins.
3
Cover with cloth; ferment 2-3 days until fizzy.
4
Strain, chill and serve cold.