And it's clear that we are going to make this again and again and again. Gingery, with a champagne-like sparkle and a smooth finish.....
Here's how we did it!
First I put the Ginger Beer "Plant" (little symbiotic grains of bacteria/yeast, similar to kefir grains!) in a jar with some water, sugar, and ginger. Then we let it ferment for 3 days.......
On day 3, I decanted it (through a strainer) into a sealable jug. (I rescued the little Ginger Beer Plant grains. They are currently vacationing in the fridge in a lovely sugar solution. But we're going to get it back out to work on another batch right away!) We let this jug sit at room temperature another 2 days.
Day 5: we put the Ginger Beer bottle in the fridge for a day.
Day 6: The un-corking!!!
It didn't seem very fizzy at first,
but about 5 seconds later, Jon was pouring over the sink!
I'm getting ready for another Ginger Beer batch- and becasue the "plant" reproduces, I can make a batch 3 times as big this next time :-)
After that, I've gotten ahold of some sasafrass, and we're going for Root Beer!
Here's how we did it!
First I put the Ginger Beer "Plant" (little symbiotic grains of bacteria/yeast, similar to kefir grains!) in a jar with some water, sugar, and ginger. Then we let it ferment for 3 days.......
On day 3, I decanted it (through a strainer) into a sealable jug. (I rescued the little Ginger Beer Plant grains. They are currently vacationing in the fridge in a lovely sugar solution. But we're going to get it back out to work on another batch right away!) We let this jug sit at room temperature another 2 days.
Day 5: we put the Ginger Beer bottle in the fridge for a day.
Day 6: The un-corking!!!
It didn't seem very fizzy at first,
but about 5 seconds later, Jon was pouring over the sink!
I'm getting ready for another Ginger Beer batch- and becasue the "plant" reproduces, I can make a batch 3 times as big this next time :-)
After that, I've gotten ahold of some sasafrass, and we're going for Root Beer!
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