GINGER BEER
List of Ingredients
3/4 cup (1/4 pound) grated ginger root
2 tablespoons lime juice
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
12 cups (3 quarts) plus 1/4 cup water
2 1/4 ounce packages active dry yeast
2 cups sugar
Recipe
In a large bowl, combine grated ginger root, lime juice and cream of tartar and stir well.
In a large kettle, bring 12 cups water to a boil over high heat.
Carefully pour hot water over ginger mixture and set aside to cool.
In a small bowl, combine yeast, 1/4 cup water and 1/2 cup sugar.
Stir to make a smooth paste.
When ginger mixture is lukewarm, add yeast mixture and stir well.
Cover bowl loosely with plastic wrap and let stand for 3 days. (But the longer you let it stand, the stronger it gets!)
Pour ginger mixture through a sieve with another large bowl underneath to catch the liquid.
Add remaining sugar to ginger beer and stir well. Serve chilled over ice.
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