One-Week Ginger Beer
From Yankee Magazine — July 2010
Beverages Recipes
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Start to Finish Time: 7 days
Yield: about 3 quarts
This is a refreshing beverage. If you find it too strong, or if you like some pizzazz in your drink, combine it with seltzer water in a ratio that works for you.
- 3 quarts water
- 1 pound ginger root, washed, unpeeled, and grated
- 1/2 cup lime juice (from 4 to 5 small limes)
- 1-1-1/2 cups light-brown sugar, loosely packed
In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil; then remove from heat. Add ginger and steep overnight. Strain through a funnel into a bottle, pressing ginger to release flavor.
Add lime juice and 1 cup sugar; stir vigorously. Adjust to your taste with remaining sugar.
Cover and store at room temperature; let mixture steep (and dregs settle) 24 hours. Decant to a second bottle with a tight-fitting screw top and refrigerate 3 to 5 days.
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