How to Make Your Own Ginger Ale

Real homemade Ginger Ale is nothing like the artifically flavored stuff you buy in the store. Make your own and be healthy!

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Large stainless steel or enamelware pot of at least 3 gallon size.
• 1 gallon water (for ale)
• 2 cups water (for making extract
• 2 ounces fresh ginger root
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon real vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon yeast

1. Chop up the ginger and add to two cups of boiling water. Simmer this on very low heat for twenty minutes.

2. In the meantime, boil the gallon of water and two cups of sugar for one minute and take off the heat.

3. Pour the boiled ginger into a blender and blend on high for one minute.

4. Strain the herbal extract into the sugar water. Cool to room temperature and then add the vanilla extract.

5. Add the yeast and stir well. Let set for about thirty minutes.

6. Bottle and let set at room temperature in an out of the way, dark, cupboard or a box out of direct heat for about 48 hours.

7. Siphon into plastic water or soda bottles and refrigerate.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure all your pots, utensils, and bottles are sterile. You can do this with a dishwasher or with bleach and water rinse. 1 teaspoon in sink full of hottest water and rinse well afterwards.
• Pour the spent herbs on a compost pile.
• Only use plastic bottles as glass bottles can explode with homemade ginger ale.