Homemade ginger beer #1
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jar or bottle larger than 32-oz with a lid that can be tightly sealed | |
| 1 | large | Piece of ginger root (at least 1 oz); peeled & crushed |
| ⅓ | cup | Lime juice |
| 3 | smalls | Limes; peel of -or- |
| 1 | Lemon; peel of | |
| ½ | cup | Sugar |
| 3¾ | cup | Boiling water |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Yeast |
| ¼ | cup | Lukewarm water |
Directions
From "The Best of People & Food" Recipes by cruising sailors for cruising sailors by Seven Seas Press
To make 1 quart(US): Combine the crushed ginger,lime peel,juice and sugar in the jar. Pour in the boiling water. Cover loosely and let cool to room temp. Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm water and add.
Seal the jar as tightly as possible and let stand at room temp overnight.
Chill, strain and serve.
JOJO@...
(JOANNE SPETZ)
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