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Homemade Ginger Beer
Contains Alcohol:  No
Style: Soft Drink / Soda
Glass Type: Any Glass
Ingredients: 7

Recipe:
1 oz peeled & crushed Ginger root
1/3 cup Lime Juice
Peel of 3 small Lime
1/2 cup Sugar
3 3/4 cups boiling Water
1/4 tsp Yeast
1/4 cup lukewarm Water

Instructions

Combine the crushed Ginger,Lime Peel,Juice and Sugar in a jar or bottle larger than 32 oz with a lid that can be tightly sealed. 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.

Homemade Ginger Beer - Summary

This drink style is classified as a Soft Drink / Soda and is Non alcoholic, so have as many as you want. The recommended glass type for this drink is Any Glass. We say, feel free to serve it in whatever you have available; it will still taste the same :)

You may also use different variations of the same ingredient. For example, you could change up fruit types or sugar substitutes. Other substitutions would include different brands of liquor. For example, if your drink calls for a specific type of whiskey, you could try using bourbon instead of Irish.

Crafting cocktails should be fun, so get creative and make it your own. Who knows, you might find your next favorite!

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Homemade Ginger Beer consists of 6 different ingredients, although you may not need all of them to make it work. Keep in mind, there are many different flavored spirts and brands, so never feel obligated to use any one in particular. If you don't have all of the below ingredients, you can always get crafty and try your own variations. You might even create your own version that tastes even better. Feel free to share your creations with the Cocktail Friend community!

Here are some of the potential core ingredients you'll want. Each ingredient links to other drinks containing that same ingredient:

  1. Ginger
  2. Lime Juice
  3. Lime(s)
  4. Sugar
  5. Water
  6. Yeast
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