Ginger Beer Recipe

Recipe Info

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Ginger Beer

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All Grain
4 Gallon(s)
4 Gallon(s)
15 min
100%
No malts, just Ginger, sugar, lemon, yeast

Fermentables

100% - Cane Sugar - US
4
46
1
Late

Hops

No hops in this recipe

Yeast

Red Star Pasteur champagne yeast
60%

Other Stuff

Ginger
1.5
lb
FlameOut
Orange or Lemon peel
2
each
Boil
Juice of 6 lemons
6
each
Primary

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

1.
Boil 4 gallons water
2.
Add 4# sugar
3.
Add zest of 2 large lemons
4.
Boil 15 minutes, turn off heat.
5.
Add 1.5 # chopped ginger (chop in blender w/little water)
6.
Chill to room temperature.
7.
Add juice of 2-6 lemons
8.
Pour into fermenter.
9.
Add 5 gram pack of dry yeast (rehydrated) Cider yeast, champagne yeast or wine yeast works
10.
Ferment at room temperature (up to 86*)
11.
When FG=1.020 after a couple days, strain and filter thru 1 micron filter to remove yeast and keg or freeze in plastic bottles to stop fermentation.
12.
Refrigerate enough for a few days and remove remainder from freezer as needed.
13.
Force carbonate in plastic bottle with carbonater cap if desired.

Tasting Notes (1)

Dan-K

Tasted on 6/12/2015 by Dan-K

Notes:

Fantastic if you like Ginger! Lots of heat, some sweetness and good flavor. FG of around 1.020 to 1.025 is a good combination of flavor with moderate alcohol. You can stop fermentation earlier and have a sweeter cocktail mixer.

Recipe Facts

Ginger Beer
  • 4.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 4.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 15  min Boil Time
  • 1.046 OG
  • 1.018 FG
  • 0.0 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.00 BG:GU
  • 1.5° SRM Color
  • 100% Efficiency
  • 3.6% ABV Alcohol
  • 156 per 12oz Calories
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