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30 January 2007

Ginger Ale Recipe V2 Here's a recipe I've done a couple times. It makes a great ginger ale:[More:]

1.25 ounces fresh ginger root, grated
4 quarts H2O
1/2 lemon cut into pieces
1 3/4C sugar
1/8 t teaspoon ale or champagne yeast (dissolved in 1/4C H2O)

Grate the giner into a large pot, add 2quarts water, lemon and sugar. Simmer covered for 25 minutes. Remove from heat, still covered.

Put a little less than 1 qt cool water into each of two clean/sanitized 2L soda bottles. Strain the ginger liquid into each of the bottles through a funnel. Top up with cool water, leaving a few inches of head room.

Let cool to room temperature or slightly warmer. Add yeast to each bottle, cap tightly, shake like crazy and then let sit for a few days.

Notes: you can grate the ginger if you really want to, but it's way faster to smash it with the side of a chef's knife or a can of beans/soup/whatever then chop with a knife - it doesn't take much.
Awesome, thank you, plinth! I'm a huge fan of real ginger ale like Bunderberg and that stuff from the Bahamas in the green bottles.
posted by Triode 30 January | 20:25
I just discovered the best thing for grating ginger tonight, my fine microplane grater. I've had that thing for years, and it's too fine for most things that I do, but tonight I was cooking some fish and whipped that sucker out and it works like a champ. Easy to get your grated ginger, and easy to clean. mmmmmm
posted by eekacat 30 January | 20:34
Oh, yeah! The microplane is amazing. It's not good for everything, but when used for what it does work for, nothing else will do.
posted by Miko 30 January | 23:42
It's also amazing for grating fingernails. Exercise extreme caution and control when you use it.
posted by mudpuppie 30 January | 23:44
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