Ginger Ale

A fermented ginger beer style ginger ale.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 -1/2 cup ginger chopped (the more the better!)
  • 2 lemons
  • 1 lime
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 teaspoon champagne yeast
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon anise seed
  • 1 tablespoon orange peel

Directions

Simmer half of the ginger in about 3 cups water for 30 minutes.

Put the rest of the ginger in a measuring cup with the juice of the lemons and lime.

After 25 minutes add the sugar/honey/pepper/anise/orange peel.

After the 30 minutes is up take pan off heat and add tartar/ground ginger/cloves.

Cool until lukewarm. Add water to 2 Liter soda bottle, pour in lemon juice/rest of ginger. Add liquid in the pan to the bottle. Add yeast, top bottle leaving 1-2 inches.

Credit to paulb39 on Reddit, “Perfected my ginger ale recipe 😀