Being originated in early 18’s, Ginger beer was served in 2 forms. Firstly it was adopted in the form of hard alcoholic cocktail but nowadays you can find it as a supple and refreshing mock-tail as well. Ginger has a grand history and had always been used in many forms. Ginger beer is made by fermentation of ginger and adding few more ingredients into it. It was first invented at Yorkshire in England and heading to the whole world from there. The consumption of ginger beer can keep you cool from inside for consecutive 3 days.
Major ingredients of ginger beer contains ginger, Lemon juice, yeast, sugar, water, other sweeteners can also be used for the added flavor. As mentioned earlier it is made by the fermentation of ginger with the mixture of all these ingredients. The recipe is quite easy so it can be prepared at home as well. Kids love it in the hot summery day and it gives them nice change from the regular drinks they consume.
We will now discuss that how ginger beer is produced:
Ginger beer is made with the help of yeast. Make sure that this does not contain any ordinary yeast. It is produced from the ginger beer plant and you can find it online. Even the water being used in the production has to be chlorine free. If you are not so sure that whether the water is chlorine free or not than you can use large amount of lemon juice to make it one. The ginger used for the making has to be in the shelled and grated form.
For the preparation of the beer, sterilize containers are used. Yeast and sugar has to be added in the container and mixed well and in a separate container another mixture of grated garlic, lemon juice and honey is mixed. All the three ingredients have to be mixed well and the amount of honey to be added depends on the sweetness you want in the drink.
Both the blends then make the amalgam and chlorine free water is then added to it. Then apply force on shaking the liquid in the container so as it gets compounded. You will observe that gas is created in the bottle so it has to be opened carefully.
Close the lid of the container harder and leave it for 2 days in a warm and dry place. After the completion of set time, if you are still able to crush the bottle this means that you got to apply more force in order to make it stiff and leave it in the warmth for another day. Ones when you are sure that bottle has become stiff enough to be crushed then smile a little as your ginger beer is prepared. You can then place the container in the fridge until it is chilled and ready to be served.
Of course before you consume it make sure that you have clear the liquid through sieve to terminate the residue. You are all set to enjoy the mock tail in hot summer day.
