Ginger Beer Recipe: How To Make This Non-Alcoholic Drink 

This yellowish colour drink is fairly easy to make and requires 2 to 3 days of fermentation. Here is the recipe we are talking about. 

Ingredients

⅓ cup white sugar

½ cup brown sugar

⅓ cup peeled and grated ginger

pinch of kosher salt

⅓ cup lemon juice

1 tsp active dry yeast

Method 

• In a large saucepan, combine 1 cup of water, white and brown sugar, ginger and a pinch of kosher salt.
• Let it boil and stir until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and pour in the remaining cup of water and ⅓ cup of lemon juice.
• Leave it at room temperature for 2-3 hours. Put in the refrigerator and cool to 70 degrees.
• Use a fine sieve to strain and add the dry yeast.
• Transfer the beer via funnel to a 2 litre bottle or 1 litre bottle. Make sure you leave at least a few inches of a gap at the top of the bottle.
• Leave at room temperature for 2-3 days for fermentation, periodically removing the cap (very slowly and carefully so as not to spray the entire surface) to release the pressure. 
• After the ginger beer ferments, store it in the refrigerator for up to a week.

Is it safe for pregnant women to drink ginger beer?

Non-alcoholic ginger beer can ease pregnancy and or pregnancy-induced nausea, according to a review published in the Nutrition Journal in 2014. The review also notes that ginger is safe and has no harmful effects on pregnant women or their children.

Tip:  Always buy fresh ginger for making this drink. Choose ginger with smooth, firm and unwrinkled skin.