Homemade ginger ale

Votes: 1

Time: 1 hour 20 minutes plus steeping time
Complexity: easily
Quantity: 1.8 l.

Natural homemade ginger ale is made from fresh ginger root, clean water, sugar, a little lemon juice, and a pinch of active dry yeast, which will give the drink its carbonation. After mixing all the ingredients in a bottle, let the ginger ale sit at room temperature for two days before enjoying. Open the bottle very carefully to avoid splashing. Store the ginger ale in the refrigerator and enjoy it plain, over ice, or in non-alcoholic and alcoholic cocktails.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

45 g of grated ginger root
170 g of sugar
7.5 cups of filtered water
1/8 tsp active dry yeast
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Combine ginger, sugar, and 0.5 cups of water in a 2-liter saucepan and place over medium-high heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, cover, and let steep for 1 hour.
Strain the syrup through a fine-mesh sieve placed over a bowl, pressing down on the mixture to extract as much juice as possible. Cool quickly by placing it in a bowl of ice and stirring, or refrigerate, uncovered, to cool to at least room temperature (68°F-72°F).

Using a funnel, pour the syrup into a clean 2-liter plastic bottle and add the yeast, lemon juice, and the remaining 7 cups of water. Close the bottle, shake gently to combine, and let it sit at room temperature for 48 hours. Then open it and check the carbonation level.
Once the ginger ale has reached the desired carbonation level, it's crucial to refrigerate it. Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks, opening the bottle at least once a day to release excess gas.

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recipe / Dishes for future use / Summer dishes / Soft drinks / Fruit drinks, juices / Alton Brown