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Ginger beer

Simon Rimmer from Great Food Live
For a nostalgic blast from the past, enjoy Simon Rimmer's Mrs Beeton-inspired refreshing ginger beer, best served in tall glasses with plenty of ice

Ginger beer

Method

1. Place the sliced lemon, sugar, ginger and cream of tartar in a bowl and pour in the boiling water.

2. Leave on one side, until it has cooled down to lukewarm. Stir in the yeast.

3. Cover the bowl and set aside in a warm place for 24 hours.

4. Skim off any visible yeast from the surface, and strain the liquid, leaving behind any sediment in the bottom of the bowl. Pour the liquid into sterilised bottles.

5. Secure the bottles with lids and leave the ginger beer to stand for 2 days before drinking.

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laundryetc | Posted 12-May-08

does this recipe really mean 'brewers yeast' ? Isn't brewers yeast an inactive yeast?

Serves: Makes approximately 3 litres

Prep: 20 min, plus 24 hrs standing
Cook: 10 min

Ingredients
1 lemon, skin and pith removed, flesh sliced
560g caster sugar
15g root ginger, bruised
2 tsp cream of tartar
2.5 litres boiling water
1/2 tbsp brewers Yeast