Recipe of Old-Fashioned Ginger Beer - Food Recipes

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OLD-FASHIONED GINGER BEER

Recipe By : Homemade in the Kitchen
Serving Size : 1
Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Beverages

Ingredients - Preparation Method:

1/8 Teaspoon champagne yeast 3/4 Cup lukewarm water (95 - 100F) 2 1/4 Cups sugar 12 Cups hot water (120-125F) 4 Teaspoons ginger beer extracts Add the yeast to the lukewarm water, and stir just enough to moisten the yeast. Set aside for 10 minutes, uncovered. Combine the sugar and hot water in a large (at least 3-quart) nonreactive bowl or pot. Stir until the sugar is totally dissolved, then stir in the extract. Add the yeast mixture and combine thoroughly. Using a funnel, transfer to the soda bottles, leaving at least 1 inch at the top of each bottle. Cap the bottles. Stand the bottles upright in a warm place (70-80F) for 5 to 6 days, until the soda is effervescent. Refrigerate before serving. The ginger beer should be ready to drink as soon as it has chilled.
Serving size: about 13 cups - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NOTES : Use empty soda bottles for this recipe, as they are designed to withstand the pressure of the yeast reaction. Rinse them out thoroughly with very hot tap water first; glass bottles can also be put through a dishwasher. If the bottles do not have screw-on resealable caps, substitute "crown" caps. Reduce the amount of sugar if you wish, but don't increase it, as this could alter the nature of the reaction and cause the bottles to explode.