California Farm Ginger Ale

Name: California Farm Ginger Ale
Yield: 8 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 Tbs grated fresh ginger root; 1 Tsp brewers yeast; 1 cup sugar; 1 gallon water

Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

California, United States

This is the first recipe my son made for his friends. He used locally grown ginger roots. He was ten years old. We still have his handwritten recipe. He made it in my recycled beer bottles with porcelain recloseable caps. His friends each got a bottle, they were impressed. When they opened them and the ginger ale fizzed, they pretended they drank real beer.

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Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

California, United States

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Ingredients

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8 people

8 Tbsgrated fresh ginger root
1 Tspbrewers yeast
1 cupsugar
1 gallonwater
Equipment: plastic gallon jug with cap, funnel
Cost: ginger root, other, 40 cents, 5 cents per bottle

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Steps

One day

1

Grate fresh ginger root. Red cores or tips means they are young roots.
2

Use funnel to put sugar, yeast, and grated ginger in plastic jug
3

Fill jug with water, let ferment overnight, the fermentation will carbonate the ginger ale and make the bottle feel hard, when hard, put in fridge to stop fermentation. Filter ginger ale into bottles through filter. Put in fridge. Ready to serve.

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Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

on June 28, 2024 06:04

California, United States

I teach people at the farmers market to grow small scale fruits and vegetables. My grandparents and parents taught me growing, cooking and preserving home grown fruits and vegetables, eggs, meats and fish. I got certified by the University of California Master Gardener Program in 2005. I try to bring out the original flavor of ingredients, then add layers of spices, herbs and flavorings that enhance, not distort the taste. These are the global, organic and vegan family recipes we use.