Homemade Ginger Beer

Name: Homemade Ginger Beer
Total time: 32 h 20 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: ¼ pound ginger; 1 cup sugar; 1½ tablespoons lemon juice; ¼ teaspoon active dry yeast; 2 quarts water; 1 set equipment

A refreshing homemade ginger beer made with fresh ginger root, sugar, and lemon juice, naturally fermented with yeast. This fizzy beverage offers a perfect balance of spicy ginger and sweetness.

8 servings

32 hr 20 min

Published October 4, 2025

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Ingredients

•¼ pound ginger
•1 cup sugar
•1½ tablespoons lemon juice
•¼ teaspoon active dry yeast
•2 quarts water
•1 set equipment

Cooking Instructions

1.
Grate enough ginger using Microplane to measure 3 1/2 tablespoons, then put in a fine-mesh sieve set over a bowl to collect juice, pressing on solids and then discarding.
10 min
2.
Place funnel in neck of bottle and pour in 3 tablespoons ginger juice (reserve any remaining for another use). Add sugar, lemon juice, yeast, and a pinch of salt.
5 min
3.
Fill bottle with water, leaving about 1 1/2 inches of space at top. Remove funnel and screw cap on tightly. Gently shake bottle to dissolve sugar.
5 min
4.
Let stand at room temperature until plastic feels hard and no longer indents when squeezed, 24 to 36 hours.
1800 min
5.
Chill ginger beer until very cold.
120 min