Ginger beer

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 200 ml sugar
• 100 ml water
• 1 piece(s) ginger root, thumb-sized, freshly grated
• 3 tsp lemon juice
• ⅛ tsp dry yeast

Instructions

Working time approx. 10 minutes; Rest period approx. 2 days; Cooking/baking time approx. 10 minutes; Total time approx. 2 days 20 minutes

Ginger beer, also called root beer

Make a syrup from sugar, water, and grated ginger. The original English text says “2 teaspoons grated ginger” – that’s about the size of your thumb before grating. You can also use a real man’s thumb as a measure, then it’ll have quite a kick afterward. At this point, you could simply let the syrup cool and top it up with carbonated water – that would be authentic ginger ale. To make ginger beer, add lemon juice and dry yeast, fill with cold water (not carbonated), and pour into a 2-liter plastic bottle (not glass bottles – they could burst). Store in a protected, dark place. It’s ready after 2-3 days and should be refrigerated from then on. It will keep for 1-2 weeks there. Important: Open the bottle briefly every day to prevent it from exploding. It’s a good idea to check the contents more often in the beginning.