How to Make Ginger Beer By Tammy Quinn Mckillip, eHow Contributor

By EdieK

Non-alcoholic ginger beer, like its wholesome cousin root beer is a fun drink to make at home with the family or at a party, to impress your teetotaler friends. Because the ingredients are easier to come by than those of root beer, this is a quick route to home mixology fame or at least a tasty soft drink for thirsty abstainers.

Ingredients

• 1 gal. Water
• 4 oz. Dried Gingerroot
• Juice from a lemon
• Packet of Active Dry Yeast
• Approximately 1/2 lb. Sugar.

Details

Servings 10
Adapted from ehow.com

Preparation

Step 1

Using a meat tenderizer, pound the ginger root to soften it up.


Boil root in a half-gallon of water and then remove from the heat.


Mix one packet of dry yeast with the juice of one lemon and add this to a cup of warm water.


Pour lemon juice mixture into the root-boiling water on the stove.


Add the rest of the water and leave the whole mix to brew for 24 hours.


Pour through a strainer to remove root and then add sugar.


Pour into a clean bottle and place in the refrigerator immediately. Serve chilled for best results.

Tips & Warnings

This recipe should make about 10 12 oz bottles of ginger beer.

Bottles of ginger root stored at room temperature could explode! Always refrigerate bottles immediately.