ginger beer concentrate

Mix this fiery ginger beer concentrate with club soda to make homemade ginger beer. Adjust the amounts of sweetener, club soda and lime to suit your tastes. Preserve leftover concentrate by freezing it in ice cube trays.

Ginger Beer Concentrate

ginger,

filtered water, divided

lime juice

club soda

In a blender or food processor, liquefy the ginger and 1 cup of water for 3 minutes. Strain the juice into a large bowl or pitcher. Transfer the ginger pulp back to to the blender or food processor, add another 1/2 cup of water, and liquefy again. Strain again, adding the liquid to the first batch. Again transfer the pulp along with another 1/2 cup water, liquefy again, and add to the liquid. Press on the solids with the back of a big spoon to squeeze out as much of the juice as you can.

Discard the mashed solids and rinse out your blender/food processor. Pour the liquid into the blender/food processor. Pour in the lime juice and 1 1/4 cups sweetener. Blend for 30 seconds. To taste for sweetness, pour about 2 ounces ginger concentrate into a glass along with about 8 ounces of club soda. If it&#8217;s not sweet enough, blend in more sweetener until it reaches your preferred sweetness.

Refrigerate up to 3 weeks. Shake before serving. Add a squeeze of fresh lime to your ginger beer before serving. Fresh mint and/or candied ginger make nice garnishes as well.

I made this recipe and it needs a lot more sweetener to come close to anything similar to what I've bought from a store. Plan to use at least 2 cups of sugar. The other issue I found is a significant amount of pulp particles remained in the strained liquid. Plan to leave your blender pitcher in the fridge for a while for the solids to settle at the top and bottom so you can remove them.

Made this 3 or 4 times, it is the best. I use 1 ice cube to a glass of hot water, then add a small cut of lime and drink. It always makes my throat and tummy feel better. Also good to just drink.

My boys are crazy about ginger beer and have tried all the non-alcoholic specialty brands. I tried a couple of yeast-based recipes at home that ended up going down the drain. Then this! Your recipe is fantastic. The flavor, the burn, the after-taste--all as good or better than the store-bought. I made it with regular white cane sugar and a bit of brown sugar as well as Italian volcanic lemon juice. My next batch will be with agave or honey to compare. My boys say this is a winner!

This turned out delicious! It was pretty quick easy to do and it’s so flavorful. I used pure maple syrup for the sweetener. It’s great just on it’s own with sparking water and I’ll definitely enjoy trying it out in different cocktails.

I just made this and it is fantastic. I have been buying syrup for like $16 a bottle and I finally decided to give it a try. Sure enough it wasn't that hard and it tastes way spicier.

Kidding you were not when you said this is for serious ginger lovers only.  Its fantastic!  

I originally tried to strain with a french press coffee maker, but that didn't work too well - can't get enough push to extract the liquid - and now my french press will probably taste like ginger for evermore.  Oh well.  I ended up using a colander, then a stainless steel pour-over coffee filter, which worked fine.  The ginger pulp ended up in the compost bin, but it seemed like there should be something else that could be done with it - it's still chock full of gingery goodness.

I don't like things too sweet, so I started with a cup of agave nectar.  In the end, the right amount seemed to be 1-1/4 cups.  I have a DIY sodastream setup with a CO2 tank to make the final carbonated product.  

This ginger beer, with lime and Belvedere vodka, is heaven-on-earth. This will be my go-to summer cocktail. Thanks for a great recipe!

I make this recipe all the time it is so good, and easy to make. This time ,I used demerara sugar gave it a nice color and taste. 
Thanks for the recipe!

Omg your recipe is so much stronger! I just made it today and to my surprise, doing your way makes it much stronger than the way I would always do (cooking and simmering for a few hours), not only it tastes much fresher, it's also much easier than the cooking way! I'm glad I found your recipe, thanks!

WOW! This make a GREAT ginger beer. My daughter gave me her soda stream so I googled ginger beer recipes and I am so glad I found yours. It’s so easy to make and tastes so fresh. I sent my husband out for some vodka to make Moscow mules tonight. This will be my go to recipe. Five stars for you. Thank you.

Great recipe I’m tired of spending a fortune on dark and stormies. Couple of notes there’s a reason why you say to add club Soda before testing for sweetness...my mouth and throat are still tingling and I just dipped my finger in. Next time I will only add 3/4 cup of lime juice, it’s refreshing but bit to limey for my D&amp;S. this will be great in tea in the winter as well. I am going to try fiddling with some stevia brown mixed in to lighten it. GREAT RECIPE I’ve toyed with fermentation a couple of times but this is way easier and tastier. PS my hands smell fantastic after making this.

Made this recipe as described and it is amazing. Both my husband and I love having a ginger and soda when we get home. So delicious and not too much work. Think I will end up making this again and again. Thanks for the recipe!

this is how I make my ginger beer, but instead of blending the ginger, I actually juice the ginger and I use the raw cane sugar.  I drink it hot or cold.

I was googling for the best ginger beer syrup to purchase... 
Then I ran across your recipe!! I can't express enough how excited I am!!
I've finally bought myself a countertop soda water maker because I've been buying (GAH!) plastic liters of the stuff for decades to make our own healthier sodas.
I recycle the plastic so I'm not dumping plastic into our landfill but the expense, dear God, all that money...
I'll be back to rave about my home made ginger beer experience as soon as my soda contraption arrives next week.

THANK YOU for posting a Recipe for Ginger Beer!  I've been searching online for D&amp;G Genuine Ginger Beer (2L) everywhere to no avail.  NOW I CAN MAKE MY OWN!  I've only JUST discovered your Recipe, and cannot wait to purchase fresh ginger asap.  Big Event coming, I wanted a 'golden' Punch.  Thinking of combining your Recipe with WhiteCran-Peach Juice...I'll be experimenting and let you know.  Thank you again!  Cimarron

This is AMAZING! We went to Martinique last winter and drank the local ginger beer daily.  Everything stateside is lackluster in comparison.  I am not a brewer so this recipe really appealed to me.  I used a sieve but got impatient and ended up using cheesecloth instead.  My hands and face are burning from touching and being sprayed by ginger, but not like capsaicin...it actually feels therapeutic.  Use protective gloves if you have sensitive skin though.  The end result is really delicious...takes me back to Martinique.

I’m in Germany and fell in love with ginger beer so I am thrilled to find your recipe and suggestions for when I get home. Thanks for notes on sweeteners and how to adjust as I like things tart. Can lemon be used in place of lime or is it a very different flavor?

I just made your ginger beer concentrate - it's very good! I only put in 3/4 c of honey and it is perfect!

My partner &amp; I made this for her dad's birthday &amp; love love loved it! It's quickly become a staple in our lives. Thanks for sharing!

I love this recipe.  I’ve been making it for a while and use lemons or limes depending on what I have. plus I don’t bother to peel the ginger much  and feel it turns out the same.  Thanks for the recipe.  If you go to PF Chang’s they sell a non alcoholic ginger beer and I swear it’s this!!

Just tried this recipe and love it. Only thing I added was seeds of 3 Thai Chilis for some kick. But it turned out great!

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