I'm on my second batch using your recipe. This time I'm going to add vanilla because that's what my dad used to do. First batch with lemon came out great. Better than the store version. Thank you!!!!
if you dont want to bother opening the bottles every 24h i recommend buying a fermenter (a big bucket with one way pipe to let the gasses out) and putting the mixute in it (step shown at 3:58 of this vid) for the first week for the fermentation. After fermentation stops ( usually 7-10 days) pour it in to the bottles or staight into the glasses since its good to go already.
Thank you! I try to design my recipes so people don't have to spend money on extra equipment and to make it accessible to everyone. But I appreciate the suggestion and thank you for watching! :)
HINT: Place a bent over twist tie over the bottle edge then put the funnel in to the top of bottle so not to have bubbles gulping and end up over pouring. Some funnels have a built in line on the funnel spout to help with this issue.
Great, thanks for sharing the process! I love ginger beer. Also, I had a laugh when you said "lockdown for seven days". Here we are, almost a year later...
@@simpleynaren2833 letting it ferment before bottling will make it stronger. Watch actual beer brewing videos. It's usually 2 weeks ferment then two weeks bottle condition with a small amout of sugar to carbonate. With only one week of fermenting in bottles like this video, alcohol content is extremely low.
@@zerowastecalifornia hey just wanna ask, what if I keep the bottle for 2 weeks for carbonation? Does it get more intense the longer I keep? Cuz I want a really really really strong one.
This is great! For those who want to try it the first time be very careful not to build up excessive pressure during carbonation it can really explode. I experienced it happened in my kitchen, bottle exploded by itself like a bomb Luckily it exploded at time when nobody in the area. Thanks for showing the way to avoid overpressure in the bottle.
4:41 When I lived Australia this was a tended to happen often - exploding ginger beer bottles! LOL When you're made a lot do not store the bottles together, as if you do, one exploding bottle can trigger others to explode, and you can lose the lot mate!
So in other words it works just as well with plastic bottles as it does with glass bottles then, yes? Also, do you have to drink them all up in a matter of days after you've finished making them, like she said. Or can you store them over time?
Nice. I’m going to make this today. I’ve done a series of fermentation projects during this lockdown : Apple cider, rye whiskey and a Hefeweizen so far. This is my new skill. Looking forward to tasting the results.
My Aunt use to make ginger beer for the harvest time.. kegs were always sitting on a stand .. My Grandfather would make a ginger beer that was more like a real ale bitter that had a strong ginger bite.. looked forward to that when home on leave from Army?
@@leeholzmann1023 yes, it works with plastic bottles too. And you can have an idea how carbonated are by trying to squeeze it, when it's ready the bottle will get hard to squeeze meaning it's very carbonated
I like to brew beer with fruits and yeast from apple, see the bottle burst with bubbles, and finish them in a week, some happy life. I plant my own ginger, definitely will try your way when harvesting the ginger.
Hello friend 👋 greetings from England 🇬🇧 Beth and Simon watching 😀. Such a refreshing drink 🍸 ideally for the summer months ❤ Thanks for showing us, take care and enjoy your day Beth and Simon ❤❤❤❤
thank so much for posting this it reminds me when i was a child and my parents made ginger beer. they called the ginger in the jar a plant not a bug (ps) there was bottles exploding everywhere and the ginger beer was good
PEOPLE: THIS DRINK GETS VERY FIZZY. I opened it over the sink just in case and thank God I did. You do not need to add CO2 this recipe makes this ginger beer VERY fizzy !!!
The whole point of this is NOT to add CO2. This is old-fashioned soda, before someone invented the carbon-adding process. I'm sure you could also call this ginger ale. I made a low-alcohol soda like this from apple juice, and the carbonation tasted so natural and easy to drink, not like modern soda.
OMG I can't believe I watched this video over and over again🤣🤣🤣I found your voice is somehow soothing and cute. I make ginger beer following your recipe started just today. Can't wait for the result. It's started raining daily in my country, I'm gonna need ginger drink to warm my body. Thank you. Greetings from Indonesia♥️♥️♥️
7 days? Try 6 months running to 7 here in the Philippines .... and a beer ban.... and yes making my own ginger beer has given me something constructive to do, and it's very easy and rewarding thanks for the video.
@@unsane78 I'm guessing you guys haven't had people close to you die of it. Once you experience that everything just becomes real. I underestimated it before too.
I just love your handle. Always wash roots. if they are storebought they nave garbage on them, even organics. If they are from your garden I hope you don't think dirt will help your fermentation.
@@rayanaboujamra I super appreciate your comments and support! But understandably, comments can easily get lost in the masses! I spent several minutes trying to find it, but there are hundreds of comments and I couldn't locate it. If you have a pressing question, please use the "Community" thread on the channel page where I am more likely to be able to find it. I do my best to answer all your questions, but sometimes it's just not possible. Please understand it's not personal, at all. I am only one human. Thank you!!
@@zerowastecalifornia okay noted 🙂. i need to tell you that i made the recipe, but it came with 0% alcohol! what should i do to increase the alcohol level?
This took longer to get the bug going, but makes a phenomenal drink. Have you ever let the drink ferment in a demijohn with an airlock on it - like beer or wine - before bottling it?
Love the (not so) subtle references to Brad from BA! Also, at 4:14, you have to wait a while for the liquid to go down the funnel, this can easily be sped up. Hold something like a toothpick between the funnel and the neck of the bottle.
@The Truth about Africa hurts I mean it is how they made it. Not specifically that drank ginger ale. What I meant is how they made it. Most ales before was made from barley and other plants. The procedure of making it is almost the same, also adding some yeast to it. That procedure has already been there and even my grandparents and my friends when I was a kid knows the procedure.
I used practically the same recipe and the ginger beer turned out great, I left out the lemon juice just my preference, I will recommend this video as it explains the process very well, I produce an eNews for Australia and living in the Philippines at the moment with an alcohol ban. Just one question is there a need to pasteurize?
I can't believe your question wasn't answered. No you don't need to pasteurize, but unless you want it to last longer and reduce the chance of it tuning to vinegar it will help. Glass bottles capped and pressurized first, not plastic. I don't care for lemon in it either. I don't use the ginger bug, just plain baking yeast. If you want higher alcohol. 1/4 cup Grated ginger boiled 5 minutes, let cool. Pour in 1 gallon glass jar. Fill 1/2 full with clean water. Add 1 3/4 - 2 cups sugar. Stir til sugar is dissolved. Fill with clean water 2 inches from top. Since wild yeast doesn't produce a higher alcohol, add 1/2 teaspoon of baking yeast. Cover top to keep bugs out and let CO2 escape. On 5th day, strain and bottle. Burp bottles every day the next 3 days. Keep burping daily until the bottles start to clear and settle. Plastic soda bottles work better to check pressure, they won't shatter either, but you can't pasteurize them. I have 2 gallons of Gruit (herb) beer to bottle tonight. And 4 gallons of wine to start. I use ginger in my Gruit with Rosemary and tea too. I learned to never use Coriander unless you want your beer to taste like bologna. LOL
I love ginger beer, I buy it it at Trader Joes but of course I'll be trying this because ill be able to control the amount of sugar in the recipe. Thanks for the vid!
Never seen ginger make like this. Grew up seeing my grandmother making ginger beer. I even made some a week ago. Nothing like this. Best wishes to the new edition.
You can keep feeding it regularly from what I've learned or refrigerate it and feed it weekly by emptying a bit of water and ginger then topping up with fresh water, ginger, and sugar
Thank you so much for these amazing hints, just a question. Should we leave it to ferment a bit more after mixing the ginger bug to the whole thing or do we bottle them straight away and let the fermentation be done in the bottle for a week. Some places I read that we should be allowing it to ferment for a week and then bottle. Which one is the best way? Thank you.
I like to leave the bottles at room temperature for about 3 days. I haven't tried a week! The flavors develop the longer it sits at room temperature and then once you pop it in the fridge, it slows down the fermentation process. I bet it will be super duper gingery after a week at room temp.
beginng every winter leading up to the winer fest at city farm in brisbane we would make up ginger beer to sell and it sold well. the fest is held on the weekend of the shortist day of the year. Made a nice worm drink at night. Gerard.
I love making ginger beer this way! The alcohol percentage is not ever going to be 2-5% ABV though! You'd be lucky to go above 1%. This is very much a ginger soda rather than ginger beer. If you doubt my words you can easily substitute the ginger bug for bread yeast and taste how alcoholic even 2% taste! (Ginger bug has both yeast and bacteria, so you can not get a proper alcohol reading with home brewing equipment)
Thanks for clarifying! I was actually wondering myself since my favorite drink is a Moscow Mule and ginger beer that we buy in the store is always in the same aisle as sodas, waters, and Ginger ale not in the beer or alcohol section. So in essence ginger beer would be the equivalent to root beer (as far as naming convention with no alcohol) maybe in this case very little to even register. All of it comes from the vodka that you mix in. Thanks again!
Have you ever taste the non alcoholic version ( blend the ginger and strain it trough a cheese cloth add almond essence and sugar and you good to go (Caribbean version)
@@zerowastecalifornia Hey dear it really worked thnx a million... Just one doubt..... Is it safe to drink those yeast layers formed below and top (in few cases).
@@ashishnandgaonkar7377 How long did you allow the bug to ferment? Did you use organic or regular bigbasket types ginger? Washed/unwashed? My bug isn't bubbling up, maybe all the darn pesticides they soak the ground with.
You can pasteurise the bottles once done to extend the life by weeks if making larger batches. Pear juice also works really well as an additive.
I'm on my second batch using your recipe. This time I'm going to add vanilla because that's what my dad used to do. First batch with lemon came out great. Better than the store version. Thank you!!!!
You crazy rebel. I love it. Let me know how it comes out!
@@zerowastecalifornia does the ginger beer contain alcohol?
@@Wolf-xu1fj a very small amount around 2-5% but not enough to make you drunk(the longer you ferment the ginger bug the more alcohol level it has)
Has anyone tried to add cucumber? I like them fresh in mix, like a lemonade, but how would turn out fermented is question.
Thanks for sharing this recipe, I'll make my own wine 🍷
if you dont want to bother opening the bottles every 24h i recommend buying a fermenter (a big bucket with one way pipe to let the gasses out) and putting the mixute in it (step shown at 3:58 of this vid) for the first week for the fermentation. After fermentation stops ( usually 7-10 days) pour it in to the bottles or staight into the glasses since its good to go already.
Thank you! I try to design my recipes so people don't have to spend money on extra equipment and to make it accessible to everyone. But I appreciate the suggestion and thank you for watching! :)
@@zerowastecaliforniato
That burp at the end sure earned you a like from me.
YESSSS!
It earned a like and a subscription from me... 😁
Takes a few days but honestly a lot more simple than I thought it would be.
HINT: Place a bent over twist tie over the bottle edge then put the funnel in to the top of bottle so not to have bubbles gulping and end up over pouring. Some funnels have a built in line on the funnel spout to help with this issue.
Just finished it! Came out BETTER than the stuff I get at whole foods. So much cheaper this way. Thank you!!!
YES!!!!
Just sampled our second batch - - added 1 cup of strawberry puree for extra flavor, came out amazing! Thank you again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great, thanks for sharing the process! I love ginger beer.
Also, I had a laugh when you said "lockdown for seven days". Here we are, almost a year later...
Haha right? 2 Years later...... :S
I tried this, and it was amazing. Not much alcoholic beverage but still 2 pints can give a nice buzz.
So glad you enjoyed it! Yes it's very low alcohol but it's so refreshing! Thank you for commenting 💕
@@zerowastecalifornia adding yeast will increase its alcohol level?
@@simpleynaren2833 letting it ferment before bottling will make it stronger. Watch actual beer brewing videos. It's usually 2 weeks ferment then two weeks bottle condition with a small amout of sugar to carbonate. With only one week of fermenting in bottles like this video, alcohol content is extremely low.
Lock down in Kenya as well. Stumbled on your channel. I'm going to try this.
Curious how it turned out! Tupe update.
Stay safe, friend
@@zerowastecalifornia hey just wanna ask, what if I keep the bottle for 2 weeks for carbonation? Does it get more intense the longer I keep? Cuz I want a really really really strong one.
Wewe kunywa keg ama muratina
We recently started ginger farming and harvested over 7 tonnes of ginger....gonna make thisss 😍
This is great! For those who want to try it the first time be very careful not to build up excessive pressure during carbonation it can really explode. I experienced it happened in my kitchen, bottle exploded by itself like a bomb Luckily it exploded at time when nobody in the area. Thanks for showing the way to avoid overpressure in the bottle.
Gotta play it safe!
If you want some dos and donts I made a video trying to make sure everyone stays safe :) th-cam.com/video/is9y2qkoOoI/w-d-xo.html
just use airlock n bottle after ferment end
4:41 When I lived Australia this was a tended to happen often - exploding ginger beer bottles! LOL
When you're made a lot do not store the bottles together, as if you do, one exploding bottle can trigger others to explode, and you can lose the lot mate!
Nicely done. I've not used a ginger bug myself, but now I am a bit inspired to do so and revisit my own recipe.
Hello friend look your drinks was nice. Thanks you for sharing your recipes.
Here in India we have been in complete lock down since last 45 days. No beer no nothing, thank u for sharing the preparation method
Islam me peete nahi na bhaijaan
Let m know how it came out to be once you make it
This won't be alcoholic unless you substitute the ginger bug for bread yeast
@@livemakenfo aise piyo ki na khud ka na kisi aur ka nuksan ho. be a nice human being doesnt matter what religion you belong to..
@@jenslyn42 thanks for the info
I have a new thing now.you have no idea how grateful I am.you a terrific human being.thank you.so much.
I would love to do this specially to make Moscow mule! But I'm not sure to many days lol
this is the only recipe i am going to use from now on, so much easier than the one i used before. and I REUSE. plastic soda bottle thank you!!
So in other words it works just as well with plastic bottles as it does with glass bottles then, yes? Also, do you have to drink them all up in a matter of days after you've finished making them, like she said. Or can you store them over time?
Nice. I’m going to make this today. I’ve done a series of fermentation projects during this lockdown : Apple cider, rye whiskey and a Hefeweizen so far. This is my new skill. Looking forward to tasting the results.
My Aunt use to make ginger beer for the harvest time.. kegs were always sitting on a stand .. My Grandfather would make a ginger beer that was more like a real ale bitter that had a strong ginger bite.. looked forward to that when home on leave from Army?
“Its kinda like having a pet. That you can drink!... aaannd not feel guilty about.” 😂
favorite part hahaha
@LagiNaLangAko23 dont inject ginger beer - bob lob law
Hahaha
I Love thos woman😂
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Love how, even after you burp the bottles every 24 hours, there is still enough carbonation for a good belch! Thank You!!!!
hahaha that's quality carbonation right there!
@@zerowastecalifornia will it work with plastic bottles ?...
@@leeholzmann1023 no. they cant handle the pressure
@@leeholzmann1023 you can use sealable plastic bottles but you still need to release the gas pressure so they don't burst
@@leeholzmann1023 yes, it works with plastic bottles too. And you can have an idea how carbonated are by trying to squeeze it, when it's ready the bottle will get hard to squeeze meaning it's very carbonated
Thanks for the great video. Randomly selected yours from the search I did and great to see someone else from San Jose.
SJ represent!!!!! I am wondering if anyone noticed one of those shots is the door of the Pink Poodle. Heh heh heh heh
@@zerowastecalifornia I did!! Memories...
Let's drink
Parents Bob knight ?
I like to brew beer with fruits and yeast from apple, see the bottle burst with bubbles, and finish them in a week, some happy life. I plant my own ginger, definitely will try your way when harvesting the ginger.
That would be cider then.
*We love ginger beer so thank you so much for sharing the recipe for the home brew*
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Bennefits of ginger beer
Hello friend 👋 greetings from England 🇬🇧 Beth and Simon watching 😀.
Such a refreshing drink 🍸 ideally for the summer months ❤
Thanks for showing us, take care and enjoy your day Beth and Simon ❤❤❤❤
Going to make this today... can’t wait! And love your Japanese Chin at the end... I have two of them
Better get checked out Bob you should only have one chin.
I have two, too!!! They're like potato chips. You can't have just one! What are your's named??
@@thunderolightning6607 oh crap. I also have double chins 😰
Zero Waste TV Mishu and Leah
Zero Waste TV by the way my ginger bug isn’t fizzing so I’ll have to get organic and start over
Another method is using water kefir grains, i.e first make a ginger syrup then add to the plain finished water kefir and bottle in some swing top lids
My own unwritten rule, you MUST drink ginger beer with a couple of slices of lemon and ice cubes.
The difference in taste is amazing.
I think you've just written that rule? Lol
@@bluesloverdelux5010 - oh yeah it's definitely own rule, but if I had my way I would make it law to put a slice of lemon in a ginger beer 👍
Thanks for the tip. If I get around to making this, I will definitely try that. It sounds extra refreshing 😉👍 💞
I just squeeze a bit of lime in mine and I'm mindblown😂😂... only use it with store bought ginger beer tho
Love it!
thanks a lot for making ginger beer,i shall try to make it next week,madame.
Never heard of ginger beer before. Cool, will definitely try it out
Mostly in West Indies it's a very good drink especially on hot days ginger is good for you but it's hot but really really good cold or over ice
Best drink ever!!!👍
The sound at the end is satisfying
My kind of lady! Well done and cheers on with what you’re doing.
I remember hearing people talk about this beverage being popular at the St Patrick's Day celebration in Birmingham, Alabama. Back in the day.
Heck if you can't socialize might as well get a good buzz right! Which reminds me time to have one of my home brew beers....lol.
Thank you for recepie ! From Roumania ,whit respect ,🤗 !
Try adding some cinnamon or dry rose petals, flvrd tea, etc for that extra flvr
Ooooh that sounds divine!
is it tho?
... its called "ginger beer" for a reason
The ginger beer I bought has black pepper and chili peppers it's nice and spicy. All those sound great
The sounds melody from the jar water is nice
Beautiful, and the beer too. This is like a dream come true, making my own beer at home, thanks.
I gotchu!
great information and sense of humor
thank so much for posting this it reminds me when i was a child and my parents made ginger beer. they called the ginger in the jar a plant not a bug (ps) there was bottles exploding everywhere and the ginger beer was good
We called it a plant too. Bug is American.
A cow is also a pet that you can drink! LOL... great video. Thanks for sharing!
PEOPLE: THIS DRINK GETS VERY FIZZY. I opened it over the sink just in case and thank God I did. You do not need to add CO2 this recipe makes this ginger beer VERY fizzy !!!
Oh I hope so!
The whole point of this is NOT to add CO2. This is old-fashioned soda, before someone invented the carbon-adding process. I'm sure you could also call this ginger ale. I made a low-alcohol soda like this from apple juice, and the carbonation tasted so natural and easy to drink, not like modern soda.
OMG I can't believe I watched this video over and over again🤣🤣🤣I found your voice is somehow soothing and cute.
I make ginger beer following your recipe started just today. Can't wait for the result. It's started raining daily in my country, I'm gonna need ginger drink to warm my body.
Thank you. Greetings from Indonesia♥️♥️♥️
Finishing up the final stages of my first batch. My ginger bug is hanging out in my pantry. I named it Alice. She’s bubbly :P
Just tried ours for the first time yesterday. Came out so good! The whole family was involved so it was very exciting lol
7 days? Try 6 months running to 7 here in the Philippines .... and a beer ban.... and yes making my own ginger beer has given me something constructive to do, and it's very easy and rewarding thanks for the video.
You made my day!! Love ginger beer.
The ginger beer wasn't the only thing that needed to burp. Great job and thankyou. cheers from oz.
Sorry I know so rude >.<
2:14 "To prepaaare the ginger for the ginger beer" with the accent. I LAUGHED SO LOUD🤣🤣🤣
I love this video
Haha... I listened to it again n again 😆😆😆
@@debbiesworld4278 saame🤣🤣
I don't get it. Please explain.
Just repeated that time :)
@@muchasgracias6976 British
I must try this.. love home made ginger beer.. my aunty used to make as she had a ginger plant, so she made heaps of it..
Ginger plants make gorgeous flowers too!
Ha ha so cute when you say "it's like a pet you can drink" 😂
Thank you for going straight into the recipe
Thank you for the shortcut recipe🙌
Btw, your smile/burp at the end was a pretty nice nuance 😉
Hahaha thank you!
Lol I also enjoyed it
I have subscribed your channel for the great idea of your channel name . Super 👍
I thought Santa Claus got to my home at 1.19. Jingle Jingle Jingle...
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣felt the same too. I went to buy ginger like the whole shop.🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wow I love ginger beer so much, Thank you for sharing.❤❤❤
Absolutely amazing content, you deserve more views
Very good. Prepare a dry mix for one litre bear ,pack in pouches and Market.
Cabin fever after only 7 days?😆 A year later...if only we knew then what we know now.💛
That its basically the flu? 💁♂️
@@unsane78 Yes, brand new packaging, but still the same bug you've never panicked over before.🤷🏼♀️
@@spicencens7725 💯
We were locked down for 6 months!
@@unsane78 I'm guessing you guys haven't had people close to you die of it. Once you experience that everything just becomes real. I underestimated it before too.
Thanks for the advice you giving,
I'm watching this while sipping a Moscow Mule, thinking "oh so I don't have to buy ginger beer for these anymore? Sweet!"
Cheers to that!!
@@zerowastecalifornia please reply to my comment downwards as soon as possible, because i need some help
I just love your handle. Always wash roots. if they are storebought they nave garbage on them, even organics. If they are from your garden I hope you don't think dirt will help your fermentation.
@@rayanaboujamra I super appreciate your comments and support! But understandably, comments can easily get lost in the masses! I spent several minutes trying to find it, but there are hundreds of comments and I couldn't locate it. If you have a pressing question, please use the "Community" thread on the channel page where I am more likely to be able to find it. I do my best to answer all your questions, but sometimes it's just not possible. Please understand it's not personal, at all. I am only one human. Thank you!!
@@zerowastecalifornia okay noted 🙂.
i need to tell you that i made the recipe, but it came with 0% alcohol! what should i do to increase the alcohol level?
This took longer to get the bug going, but makes a phenomenal drink. Have you ever let the drink ferment in a demijohn with an airlock on it - like beer or wine - before bottling it?
So cool we are just growing our first ginger plant :)
I've just finished growing my own too.. Got about 4kg off one ryzone
Whoa, good stuff's always at the end. Just like the movies. Don't get up and walk away when you see the credits.
It's more easy than i thought. Cheers
WOW! Super no-nonsense video! Cheers!
Love the (not so) subtle references to Brad from BA!
Also, at 4:14, you have to wait a while for the liquid to go down the funnel, this can easily be sped up. Hold something like a toothpick between the funnel and the neck of the bottle.
Nice to know the recipy, would love to try to make it sometimes soon, 👍🙏
When adding lemon juice add one teble spoon of honey it's give awesome test, aroma and colour to beer! Cheers..😀👍🍻🍺
How do you also store the bug to use for later , if thats possible??
Thanks for a great video.
Lol “slap in the face and a how do you do!”
This recipe worked SO WELL!!!! Thank you! Great editing too.
Any woman who can belch unashamed in my book is a keeper. Good job.
Awesome easyway of doing.
This is how they made the good ale of the ancient times.
@The Truth about Africa hurts Yes it is. If you've heard of (not ginger specifically) ale, that's what the Saxons and the Vikings drank before.
@The Truth about Africa hurts I mean it is how they made it. Not specifically that drank ginger ale. What I meant is how they made it. Most ales before was made from barley and other plants. The procedure of making it is almost the same, also adding some yeast to it. That procedure has already been there and even my grandparents and my friends when I was a kid knows the procedure.
@The Truth about Africa hurts I make coconut wine with a similar procedure like this too.
Wawooo
Great 👌 this is the best recipe I see sure to try
Flavors so intense like slap in the face and how do you do 😄😄😄😄😄
Thanks I just had a craving to make this and it made me laugh to see the pink poodle hours of operation I happen to live around the corner
I used practically the same recipe and the ginger beer turned out great, I left out the lemon juice just my preference, I will recommend this video as it explains the process very well, I produce an eNews for Australia and living in the Philippines at the moment with an alcohol ban. Just one question is there a need to pasteurize?
Thank you so much! :)
Andrew Fleming did u do everything as mentioned in this video or something different.???
I can't believe your question wasn't answered. No you don't need to pasteurize, but unless you want it to last longer and reduce the chance of it tuning to vinegar it will help. Glass bottles capped and pressurized first, not plastic. I don't care for lemon in it either. I don't use the ginger bug, just plain baking yeast. If you want higher alcohol. 1/4 cup Grated ginger boiled 5 minutes, let cool. Pour in 1 gallon glass jar. Fill 1/2 full with clean water. Add 1 3/4 - 2 cups sugar. Stir til sugar is dissolved. Fill with clean water 2 inches from top. Since wild yeast doesn't produce a higher alcohol, add 1/2 teaspoon of baking yeast. Cover top to keep bugs out and let CO2 escape. On 5th day, strain and bottle. Burp bottles every day the next 3 days. Keep burping daily until the bottles start to clear and settle. Plastic soda bottles work better to check pressure, they won't shatter either, but you can't pasteurize them. I have 2 gallons of Gruit (herb) beer to bottle tonight. And 4 gallons of wine to start. I use ginger in my Gruit with Rosemary and tea too. I learned to never use Coriander unless you want your beer to taste like bologna. LOL
I love ginger beer, I buy it it at Trader Joes but of course I'll be trying this because ill be able to control the amount of sugar in the recipe. Thanks for the vid!
Place a coffee filter over the jar then the ring band of the mason jr
Never seen ginger make like this. Grew up seeing my grandmother making ginger beer. I even made some a week ago. Nothing like this. Best wishes to the new edition.
South Africans gathering taking notes lol
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I definitely have to do it, greetings from Perú 🇵🇪🇵🇪🇵🇪
Cheers🍻
Bahi bnakr dekhe kya aap?
@@kamalsharma-pl9hu tum logo se bn jaye to hame bhi batana 😂
Great. It's so good for health in winter
Thank you for this video. Do we just retain the ginger bug for the next batch? How long can we keep it before discarding?
You can keep feeding it regularly from what I've learned or refrigerate it and feed it weekly by emptying a bit of water and ginger then topping up with fresh water, ginger, and sugar
That's what I do! Let it keep on keeping on. If it goes bad, it's pretty obvious. And sad.
I really love you recipe very easy way to make that, thank you so much for showing us ❤️
Thank you so much for these amazing hints, just a question. Should we leave it to ferment a bit more after mixing the ginger bug to the whole thing or do we bottle them straight away and let the fermentation be done in the bottle for a week.
Some places I read that we should be allowing it to ferment for a week and then bottle.
Which one is the best way?
Thank you.
I like to leave the bottles at room temperature for about 3 days. I haven't tried a week! The flavors develop the longer it sits at room temperature and then once you pop it in the fridge, it slows down the fermentation process. I bet it will be super duper gingery after a week at room temp.
beginng every winter leading up to the winer fest at city farm in brisbane we would make up ginger beer to sell and it sold well. the fest is held on the weekend of the shortist day of the year.
Made a nice worm drink at night.
Gerard.
I love Ginger Ale! This is going to be awesome! Thank you! Stay safe!
I hope you enjoy!! Stay safe, friend!
That burp! 😁 Made me chuckle. Great job with the ginger beer video.
This has to be tried. From making bread to making beer!!
My two favorite food groups
THEN, BEER BREAD!
@@caraj6945 yes
So you are saying I can make my own beer and it'll cost less. WOW! SAVED
I love making ginger beer this way! The alcohol percentage is not ever going to be 2-5% ABV though! You'd be lucky to go above 1%. This is very much a ginger soda rather than ginger beer.
If you doubt my words you can easily substitute the ginger bug for bread yeast and taste how alcoholic even 2% taste! (Ginger bug has both yeast and bacteria, so you can not get a proper alcohol reading with home brewing equipment)
Thanks for clarifying! I was actually wondering myself since my favorite drink is a Moscow Mule and ginger beer that we buy in the store is always in the same aisle as sodas, waters, and Ginger ale not in the beer or alcohol section. So in essence ginger beer would be the equivalent to root beer (as far as naming convention with no alcohol) maybe in this case very little to even register. All of it comes from the vodka that you mix in. Thanks again!
Have you ever taste the non alcoholic version ( blend the ginger and strain it trough a cheese cloth add almond essence and sugar and you good to go (Caribbean version)
Thank you for this recepe..... from Mumbai India..... It's been 25 days of lockdown now n dying for some alcohol
Stay strong!
ashish nandgaonkar u should ask her how much alcohol percentage u ll end up
Before trying the recipe
@@zerowastecalifornia Hey dear it really worked thnx a million... Just one doubt..... Is it safe to drink those yeast layers formed below and top (in few cases).
@@mahevarri I tried it successfully mate.... I haven't calculated alcohol level scientifically but it's definitely at par with any mild beer
@@ashishnandgaonkar7377 How long did you allow the bug to ferment? Did you use organic or regular bigbasket types ginger? Washed/unwashed? My bug isn't bubbling up, maybe all the darn pesticides they soak the ground with.
That's going to be my next project I think.. Thanks for the idea. Time to get sparkling :D