Homemade ginger beer
Alcoholic beverages
I always thought you needed a SodaStream or something similar to make your own carbonated drinks at home. Then I realized all you need is some yeast, sugar, and water! The addition of fresh, grated ginger and some lemon juice (the citric acid prevents the growth of anything funky) produces your own homemade ginger beer! <br /> <br />Despite the name, there is barely any alcohol in this drink, just the small amount of byproduct the yeast produces when creating the carbonation to make this drink fizzy. It is a lot stronger in flavor than ginger ale, perfect for those who like the spicy kick of ginger. <br /> <br />You can strain the ginger beer if you really want to get rid of all the sediments, but I never do because the grated ginger doesn't really bother me, and I feel like you'd lose a lot of carbonation during the straining process. Most of the solids either end up floating on top or settling to the bottom anyways, so it's pretty easy to avoid them if you really want. If you're not planning on straining the solids out, I'd recommend peeling the ginger before grating it (a spoon works really well for this!).
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