samantha
There’s certainly some nostalgia surrounding the idea of making home made ginger ale without using modern injected carbon dioxide. Having lived almost a decade in Montreal, one thing I grew found of was their micro brewed spruce and ginger beer among other things. Not being able to find these as readily available where I live now, learning how to make ginger ale from a ginger bug excites me with the possibility to share it with family and friends this lovely treat.
In order to make ginger ale, the process begins with a simple starter soda called ginger starter bug. After you get a ginger starter bug going, you’ll be able to make a ginger ale among other types of fermented drinks.
- 1 cup fresh ginger, chopped or grated
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup Ginger Bug starter <– full post on how to make one
- 2 T lemon juice
- 1 gallon non-chlorinated water
Although root beer does seem like an enticing second step after ginger ale, I’d be really interested in making a spruce beer.
This is after 7 days.
Today on May 4th, decided to have a little celebration with the family and test out the small bottle and it was delicious and spicy. Definitely ttastes heartier and gives a warm feeling on the throat.
Recapping the first ginger wort, after the 1st fermenting process made the decision to bottle it on April 28th and let it sit at room temperature until the tester bottle gets firm before transferring to the fridge.
