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ginger beer (makes 10 pints)
Photo: Ernest Porzi

ginger beer (makes 10 pints)

15 ingredients Makes 6 litres openrecipes

Once you have started the ginger beer plant you can keep making ginger beer from it. When you divide the plant give half to a friend

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

518
Calories
14g
Protein
1g
Fat
112g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Plant not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • The plant
  • 1/2 pint warm water
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 10 sultanas
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/2 7g yeast sachet
  • to feed (everyday for 1 week)
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • To make the drink
  • 1 pint boiling water
  • 1 lb sugar
  • 6 pint cold water
  • juice of 2 lemons

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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