Old School Homemade Ginger Beer (2 L)

🛒 Ingredients (Makes 2 Litres)

• 150 g fresh ginger, peeled and grated
• 1½ cups brown sugar
• 2 tsp BlixSam Arm Maat Spice
• 1 tsp BlixSam Steakhouse Spice (a small pinch for warmth)
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp orange juice
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 2 litres cold water
• 1 tsp active dry yeast

👨‍🍳 Method

1. In a large bowl, combine the grated ginger, brown sugar, BlixSam Arm Maat Spice, BlixSam Steakhouse Spice, lemon juice, orange juice and vanilla essence.
2. Add 1 cup of the cold water and stir until the sugar has dissolved.
3. Pour the mixture into a clean 2-litre plastic bottle using a funnel.
4. Top up with the remaining cold water, leaving about 5 cm of space at the top.
5. Sprinkle the yeast into the bottle. Do not stir.
6. Screw the lid on tightly and leave at room temperature for 24–48 hours to ferment.
7. Once fizzy, strain the ginger beer through a fine sieve into a clean bottle.
8. Refrigerate until well chilled before serving.

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