How to Make: GINGER BEER
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- Опубликовано: 29 май 2024
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Learn how to make Ginger Beer at home! This homemade ginger beer recipe is made using a ginger bug and not made with yeast. All you need is ginger, sugar, and water! If you have never brewed before this is the perfect beginner fermentation beverage to get you started. Don't buy ginger beer ever again!
Stay tuned to the end of the video where I will show a ginger beer cocktail!
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RECIPE for 1L (33.8oz):
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GINGER BUG:
250ml (~1 cup) Water
-10g Chopped Ginger
-10g Sugar
Repeat feedings daily until ginger bug begins to foam
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GINGER BEER:
-1L (~4 cups) Water
-30g Ginger
-100g Sugar (more or less depending on preferred sweetness)
Steep for 5 mins, once cooled add:
50mL* Strained Ginger Bug liquid
*(I said grams in vid but meant mL)
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Ferment in Bottle @ ~69ºF (20.5ºC) for 3 days
Chill in Fridge
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ABV: ~1%
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:32 Ginger Beer Explained
1:05 Ginger Bug Recipe
2:26 Making Ginger Beer
3:18 Ginger Bug Storage
3:47 Tasting
4:16 Cocktail
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How would you recommend making this enlarger quantities?
So when do you use the ginger?, I didn´t see any ginger in the video.....
We made a 14% ABV ginger beer on 04/29 and let it ferment for exactly 2 months. We spiced it with cinnamon, allspice berries, cloves, peppercorns, and a habanero. Turned out amazing.
Wow that sounds really great!! Will have to try that out
Did you add the spices when you bottled it?
How did you get 14% abv?
Wouldn't it be wine by that point?
That's my kinda beer. I like the higher ABV types. I have habs growing in my apartment. Would love to get the jist of how you brewed your brew.
Try using turmeric instead of ginger for the bug and ginger for for the 2nd ferment. It adds a unique bottom yet maintaining the bright ginger tang.
How about a combination of both?
I've some fresh turmeric I bought on a whim but don't know what to do with.
Hey headsup, everyone: can vouch, this is the perfect ratio for 1 litre of ginger beer. If you want to use up all of the ginger bug, 1 cup / 250 ml is more than enough for 4 litres of ginger beer.
Thanks for putting measurements in both metric and imperial (is that what they're called? Not sure, we haven't used those in decades lol).
Don't forget to burp the bottle(s).
ps Cute doggo!
Thank you!! Appreciate it
Me for no freaking reason at 3.00 am watching this.
Thanks for the recipe, it’s awesome. I do like mine stronger so I modified mine a little. 40 g of ginger before the simmering and extra 10g (50g total) just after the pot leaves the stovetop to slowly cool down(IPA dry hop style😂). I also add the juice from a small lemon or half a large one with the second batch. You get a whole range of ginger flavour, full yet citrusy and spicy. The store bought stuff doesn’t stand a chance.
hell yeah, ty
Very nicely done sir! Easy to follow, very explanatory and concise. Also well done on the editing!
THANK YOU FOR A SIMPLE & EASY RECIPE!
A great new addition to all my other bugs, starters and mushrooms!
Clear and concise. Thank you.
My mum used to make the best ginger beer..She used to put 2 sultanas in it before sealing they would go to the bottom..and we had to wait until the sultanas came to the top of the bottle and this told us all it was ready..And then we would fight over the juicy swollen tasty fruit..I hope this is of help to know when ready to drink.😂
Thank you for the great tips that I can sense the results.🙏💕
When you say sultana, that’s a grape, right?
Thanks Trent for this video! After numerous attempts in the past, I followed your recipe as closest possible and was successful, not to mention the best batch of Ginger beer I've ever tasted. Keep up the amazing work!
Nice
You must have a good Christmas and a happy New Year.
Cheers from Norway
Nice quick easy video,thanks for your efforts
Yum that cocktail with crushed ice 😋 so refreshing
This is very helpful, thank you!
영상 공유해주셔서 감사합니다! 잘 만들어볼게요! From South Korea
Thank you, best of luck! 행운을 빌어요!
This has got to be the bomb! Imma try it!
Currently I use ginger & a touch of jaggery in a 2nd kefir ferment. It's pretty good too!
I'm really learn a lot new thing about brewing from your videos, thank you and keep it up!
Thank you for watching! 🍻
I will definitely be giving this one a try.
The production quality on your videos is incredible, even more so considering your number of (current) subs. You’re going to get big. Great quality content, thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much, I really appreciate that! Cheers! 🍻
Thanks! I love ginger beer!
Great video. I seen people talking about making a ginger bug but non mention how to store it. Glad you covered that part. I figured it would be fine in the fridge since I do this with my sourdough starter, but wanted to make sure. Thanks.
Super reciept thank you
Great video. I have to try this. Thank you. Subscribed.
Nice and good tutorial Thanks Take Care Enjoy
Thanks 👍 this is awsome 😍
I've been doing sourdough bread, and can see the similarities to the "starter" you made with the ginger. I'm stopping at the supermarket tomorrow to get some ginger. Saved this page, liked, and subscribed
How did it turn out?
Thanks, a no nonsense, get to the point video. I am on to it. I had to buy some decent bottles so I bought 2 dozen Grolsch Pilsner beer. Same price for the bottles but got the beer thrown in. I am in Mexico and some items are hard to find.
I make sooooo may fermented foods and beverages and my brother just got me a ton of organic ginger. I love ginger ale so I am gonna make this indefinitely
My Gran made this all the time, She had no "fancy" jars or bottles though, we are lucky now! Thank you so much for posting. I was not sure of quantities!! Delicious & so good for you.
My Nan did too! Haven't had this for years.
Next Level ferments ! Cheers Trent !!
Thanks man! Cheers!
Awesome video - you makes it seem so simple. I love ginger beer so definitely will try. I've already gone ahead and purchased 6 fermentation bottles at 500ml each = 3 litres. Dumb question but for the secondary process if I do 3 litres of water do I simply scale up? Also thanks for using the units of measurement that you use - makes it real simple. Thanks.
Love dark and stormy.
I make my ginger beer with dried yeast and add sugar for 5% alc. I ferment it in a fermenting jar and after sugar is used up I put it in bottles and add 6g/L for carbonation :)
I use 60g ginger per Liter so it gets very spicy :D I also add lemon Juice for better Taste and erythrose for some sweet taste (wont get fermented by the yeast)
Something I should try todo this summer, think I would like to scale it up a bit though for the time it takes.
Bro, I'm so glad I found your channel. I recently won an old The Beer Machine kit (never used or opened) from an auction and was needing to find a RUclips channel for homebrewing so I can find a place of knowledge. I've watched 5 videos so far and I think I found my new knowledge bank. Love the channel and am definitely now subscribed!
Cheers! Glad you found me! 🍻
another solid video brosef!
Thank you braj!
New subscriber here (wanted to use my pineapple skins so came from the Tepache vid). My favourite cocktail with ginger beer is the same as yours. I love a good Moscow Mule (extra kick with alcoholic ginger beer). I love your additions. Will have to try the cider.
Thanks for subscribing, glad you found me! Cider is a great jumping off point to get into more fermentations, super easy to make and it sounds like you already got some base fermenting knowledge
thanks 🥳
Hi! My ginger bug stop bubblin after the third day..and no foam on top..is it working normally or i have to restart?
And...to keep going the bug...when should i refill water? Theres a kind of ratio depending the amount of old ginger already in jar?
I used to make kombucha its sooo much better than store bought. I bet a moscow mule with home brewed ginger beer is amazing
Nice! I think i will have to try this!
When removing liquid from and adding new sugar and ginger to the gingerbug, should you also replace the removed liquid?
When do you (if ever?) remove the ginger bits? - If you continue this process you would end up with no liquid and all ginger pieces in the masonry jar?
Sounds easy and great!
I'm also thinking about a ginger infused mead with mead yeast... Is there anything that could go wrong? I'd suppose the yeast will be the dominant fermentation process then?
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Is it possible to use honey or any other natural sweetener instead of sugar?
Interesting!!
Nice
Great Video :)
This seems so easy to make! I love it!
It really is! Thanks!
Hi I loved your video, I want to make your recipe for a crowd , can I use a 5 gallon water bottle to store it? Do you know the ratio of ginger sugar water for 5 gallons?
*Correction: I said organic has no pesticides, but I misspoke as many of you have pointed out! Thank you!
Hi. Nice video! Should I wash my ginger first?
This looks amazing. How long does it last in the fridge?
Thanks for the video!
Do we need to burp the bottles?
Hi, thanks for the video, don't you have to "burp" the bottles so they don't explode?
I can't wait to try this. It's so expensive to buy good ginger beer
Yeast is one of those things that has kust absolutely thrived in symbiosis with us
Great video! I've started making my ginger bug. Very excited 😊 how long will the finished ginger beer keep?
How did it turn out please?
I do have a favorite cocktail that uses ginger beer: a Dirty Shirly. 1 teaspoon of lemon juice, 1 ounce of home made grenadine, 1 ounce of London dry gin and top the glass with about 5 oz of ginger beer. Stir and enjoy!
hi today I am going to bottle for the first time. I wonder if this will work. I had another question, can I also add other flavors? I like a spicy taste and anise.
Currently making this recipe with my gingerbug about to be fed for the second time. So excited to taste the final product!
How'd it turn out?
@@89190jprice very bad actually. Probably because I was lazy and didnt disenfect everything properly or because of the summer heat at home.
It tasted like medicine so I had to pour it down the drain. Haven't tried it since
Bummer, I've just made my bug. Hopefully I have better luck.
Well I've got my ginger Bug on the go, I'm itching to get it into a bottle, but I'll leave it for another day, today is day 3 I think I need to do day 4 ☺️ more foam, I have many friends who love ginger that can't wait to try it, fingers crossed it works as in the mountains of Spain we can't buy it here, thank you for the very easy video, love it...
Awesome!! Hope you all have lots of yummy ginger drinks with it!
Wait. What? I can MAKE my own ginger beer? I've been waiting tons of money buying this stuff!
Which fermentation is possible in a really hot country? Like, i make kombucha and im interested in other ferments, but tempeture here in northeast brazil are very high (25° Celsius is a "cold day"). Can u help me choose a ferment that gives me a refreshing drink like this one? Temperature of 28-32° C would kill the ginger bug?
Can you use monk fruit as a substitute for sugar? If not are there any?
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Hello, I made the ginger bug following this recipe. The bug has bubbles but I want to know is it normal for the bug to have jelly like consistency or did I screw up somehow?
Thank you
What microbe do I need exactly for the fermentation?
I tried the way to make ginger beer as you advised in this video. The ginger bug didn't want to be foamy.
I made a second try, I put a piece of cabagge to the bug from my homemade kimchi. It worked well. After 3 days I put 50ml of ginger bug to the boiled ginger juice as you mentioned. The result was tasty but it wasn't full of bubbies, it wasn't gasy at all. There was no pressure in it.
At my third attemption I used brewer's yeast. It worked well in the ginger bug, it made a lot of gas. But, when I poured it in to the sterilized ginger juice, I experienced an interesting process: After two days, it started to be getting jelly.
I thought, it is because the brewer's yeast is speicialized for starch, not for sugar.
Then, I repeated the project with wine yeast. The result was the same.
What shall I do?
Great video, thank you for sharing. I was wondering, do u discard the ginger made or it works for another ginger beer?
Another comment pointed out that the strained ginger from making the syrup can be candied and the resulting syrup from that process can be saved to flavor other things.
If you meant the leftover bug, put that in the refrigerator for future use. When you want to use it, take it out and feed it.
Just a question what is the least amount of sugar? I did a sucessful liter but found it kind of sweet, and want to reduce for the next time
Some recipes advise to burp the bottle when the gingerbeer is in the final ferment stage to prevent explosion. Necessary or no?
Do the bottles need to be gassed during the three day resting period after bottling?
Do you need to wash or rinse off the ginger before chopping it?
Hey, thanks for the recipe i just tried it and after bottling (it's been two days) my ginger beer and its foam is slimy... What did i do wrong ? Thanks for the tips
Do you need to burp the bottles every day during the 3 days prior to refrigeration?
Think the ginger bug method to add carbonation to a soda makes more sense. Then using bread yeast for a non-alcohol soda version of an ale inspired from the syfy tv series Farescape. The alcohol beverage was called Fellip Nectar and basically it was blue and similar to beer. I plan on making enough at some point to fill five 750 ml pop top bottles with a simplified version of the alcoholic beer recipe and make a soda using dry malt powder, einkorn malt, oats, lavender/ butterfly pea tea, ginger, sweet gale leaves, lemon, wildflower honey or orange blossom honey and 1 gallon of spring water.
It took the bug longer to get bubbly fizzy, but its now constantly bubbling and de gasing now. I just have my first liter and i burped it (although not necessary) now and i think its working !
My toxic trait is that i think i can move on to Sake 😂😂
Just watched your video and loved it. Can I add lime juice and the rind to make it tastier?
Lime juice can be used instead of lemon juice. However, ginger beer is a self-sufficient drink. Fermentation enriches it with esters and it does not need flavor tuning. If you add the zest and boil it along with the ginger, the fermentation process won't make a lime-flavoured ginger beer, you'll end up with something third, not always better than the original. Checked.
Hello, this is my first attempt in fermenting! For storage and fermentation of the ginger bug, could I use a pasta sauce jar or do I have to use a jar with a silicone top/seal? Thank you
You can use any jar that you have laying around that's made of glass not metal. You can cover it with cheesecloth, an old t-shirt, etc. Use a rubber band to keep the insects out. A brewing airlock or a balloon will work just fine too. The important thing is that you're fermenting! Good luck
Punch holes in the pasta sauce jar lid and put a tissue or napkin coffee filter etc. over the top and screw the lid on. That should work.
Guys do you think I can reuse as fermenting bottles the beer bottles with the air proof seal ? Or do I have to buy new ones specifically advertised as fermenting bottles?
Can I use frozen ginger for my ginger bug or will the freezing process kill the yeast?
Awesome video dude! Although for some reason my ginger beer turned to slime! My second batch looks better but is flat! Will have to keep trying ✊
Hi, I'm always watching your youtube ! Thank you for your informations.
I have a question! Why Ginder bug doesn't produce an alcohol? Exactly, they produce an alcohol but just a litte bit. What is different from beer yeast and ginger bug?
Ginger bug does produce some but not much. And technically speaking it’s a bacteria fermentation. Whereas beer is fermented with a yeast that is capable of fermenting more sugars than the ginger bug. So you can then in get more alcohol out of it.
Fantastic. - I’m making dandelion tea right.
Should the bottles with ginger beer be opened daily (´cause of the gas)?
Thanks for this video! Can you do this with honey or agave?
Yea absolutely
So it won't die if its in the fridge ?? Awesome. I have one growing now. Im glad I know this.. thanks man
Yeah I just brought it back after 6 months of not using it for my Switchel video!
How many bubels do I need to have tell it is ready?
Ah ginger bug , my favorite pet
I think I've screwed up mine. There were bubbles but after adding sugar and ginger everyday I was mixing it with a spoon. So it's not fuzzy as yours. Should I throw it away and start from the beginning or stick to it without stirring?
I'm excited to give it a try. I love Vernor's Ginger Ale. If I wantrf to get the taste of the ginger beer closer to Vernor's, do you have any suggestions?
That’s a lot sweeter than this. Would basically make the ginger beer and then stabilize it so it doesn’t referment and then add lots of sugar. Would likely need a keg to also get the carbonation up to Vernors level
@@TheBruSho Perfect. Any recommendations on how to age the ginger beer? Although I don't think I could wait three years like Vernors does, maybe a little ageing would help the smoothness.
Great video, thanks! Just got one question - if I wanted to make this kid's version(alc free) what should I change?
This is the children's version. There is no more alcohol than in fermented milk products. Less than one percent - consider non-alcoholic
can this be combined with kombucha or the acidity will kill the ginger bug?
I recently found your website you do a great production thank you very helpful and to the point! Ginger is so expensive that I usually make my ginger tea at night before I go to bed and then I let it sit all night and strain it in the morning you get a much stronger tea that way and don’t waste so much ginger.
What's the minimum amount of sugar you could add to get a complete ferment, and consume all the sugar?
Interested to know too
Im currently trying to start in the brewing world since I have a bachelor in Microbiology and this gets me super excited ✨ Your videos are very informative and the production and quality is incredible!
On other note, it will make any difference if used brown granulated sugar instead of white sugar?
Any sugar which the yeast can eat should work, which is basically anything except lactose iirc
you have a bachelor degree YET still ask Qs as if you are uneducated ??? education system is failing
Tnx for video.
When i make ginger bugs, can i wash ginger or it have to use unwash?
You can wash it, I’ve had no issues with that before.
Would you know if we can substitute the sugar with a sugar alternative like Stevia? (or does the chemical/fermentation process won't work that way?)
It won't. Bacteria don't care about your food fad, they need nutrition. Most sweeteners are antibacterial.
Hi mr . I make ginger beer almost every day .
So every day 1 add sugar,water,ginger to my ginger bug jar .
Few weeks letter my jar almost full of ginger and there is "mother " on the ginger slices (in the ginger bug 's jar )
Should i make new ginger bug ??or continue with the old ginger bug ??
How much alcohol would it have? Can I skip the ginger bug and just use a brewer yeast to the ginger mixture?