Best Alcoholic Ginger Beer Recipe - Homebrew

Recipe for 5 gallons / 23 litres:
1-2 kg Ginger - Peeled and grated. Use a spoon to peel. Thanks Jamie Oliver.
3kg Sugar - 1kg White granulated 1kg Brown 1kg Demerara
Juice of 2 lemons and 2 limes
Yeast

Method
Dissolve sugar in water then bring to the boil.
Add ginger with lemon and lime juice then simmer for 15mins.
Add to fermentation vessel and top up with water.
Allow to cool then take gravity reading with hydrometer.
Pitch yeast. Usually one sachet or one tsp per 5 gals.
Allow to ferment. 1-3 weeks temperature depending.
When signs of fermentation have finished or gravity reading is stable rack the beer off of the ginger.
Dissolve 130g of white sugar in some of the beer then add back in and stir.
Bottle or keg the brew.
1-2 weeks later stick in the fridge then enjoy!
ABV 6%

[romanzuniga]

What type of yeast did you use? what brand? Is it brewer's yeast in an 11 gram sachet?

[Spindlegrind]

I'm revisiting my brewing of ginger beer - first one i made 2017 was amazing but i've since lost all my notes and looking for a new ginger ratio for a good fiery boozy hit! this video was a treasure to find. A man with the same passion i do for taste and hobby brewing. Currently got 3 gallons of elderflower champagne on the ferment!

[neiloconnell]

Fantastic fun. My father did this about 55yrs ago. The bottles he used had a flat bottom and screwtops. About four or five days into the bottle fermentation the bottles all started to explode. Very exciting for one and all. They were in a pantry. No eyes were hurt during the great pressure-induced splurging. He threw a blanket over them and walked away. About two days later he drank the only survivor with a wry smile on his face. All three of us brothers who were old enough to walk were each given a sip. He never made ginger beer again. Wine was so much safer :)

[fractode]

One of the best videos! All content, no "flowers". The only problem is, now I have to go out and try this myself... 👍

[nilo]

If you roll the lemon/lime on a hard surface and press down when you do this, there will be more juice when you juice them. My dad showed the tip to me. Works. Very 😊

[sylekin]

Thank you! I am looking forward to doing this soon! bookmarked and saved and subbed an all that good stuff.

[markfcoble]

Thanks for your recipe! Great stuff.... and enjoy different styles. Cardamon... star anise...cloves....to taste.

[simonpaine]

Loved the video. Thanks. I would suggest racking the fermented liquor into a seperate racking vessel using a Hop / Grain Muslin. This should capture all of the ginger thus making it easier to bottle. Suspend the muslin over the second vessel allowing the spent ginger to drain into the "filtered" liquor, thus adding back some of the suspended yeast that might have been captured by the muslin.
Thanks for reinvigorating my interest in brewing! I have a bunch of kit in the loft that's now destined to be dusted off! I started a Micro Brewery back in the 90's after home brewing for a couple of years! Looking forward to having a go with your ginger recipe!

[lachlanmcintosh]

Great video mate, love from Australia.

[tazwoh]

Did you know if you put the lemons and limes in hot water for a short while youll get more juice

[rogeres]

Great to be fortunate to view your gingerbeer drink Thank you very much

[HCWHunter]

When making your ginger bug for natural fermentation, you don't want to peel the ginger root since that's where most of the natural yeast and bacteria reside. I've had great results making ginger beer with a ginger bug and never peel the ginger root.

[MYCrayman]

Im going to try this. I love ginger beer. Alcoholic maybe better? We'll see.

[danielabaroni]

Thanks I'll try it ... I've got all I need, cause I do the normal beer....but now I want to try this

[faces_of_japan]

Heavily into home brew. However what made me subscribe was your great account name. Brought a big smile to my face.

[davidwilliams]

Hey Mate, John here in Perth, Western Australia. Thanks for the video, well done. I am going to use your method. Cheers

[andyelliot]

Just got my fist batch started after watching your video. Thanks. I'd like to know how you make ginger champagne with the ginger from the brew if you have time

[lisafrancisco]

Hi can you slice the ginger thinly instead?

[kenbrockfarm]

Nice video! I made a batch of ginger wine a while back, but I would love to get back to brewing

[ErwinNL-lu]

Cool guy, thanks man. Wil start making again also soon :)