Crabbies Original Ginger Beer Recipe

Time2h

Serves6

scotland

Was this page helpful?

Help improve this recipe for others.

Send this recipe to your inbox.

We'll email it straight to you - plus weekly cooking inspiration.

Ingredients

Some product links may be affiliates. If you buy through them, you're supporting the site and Pekin may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

1
Prepare the Ginger
Peel and grate the fresh ginger root until you have about 1 cup.
2
Combine Ingredients
In a large pot, combine the grated ginger, sugar, lemon juice, and water. Stir well until the sugar is dissolved.
3
Activate the Yeast
In a small bowl, sprinkle the active dry yeast over a few tablespoons of warm water (not boiling) and let it sit for about 5 minutes until it becomes frothy.
4
Fermentation
Add the frothy yeast mixture to the ginger mixture along with the lemon zest. Stir to combine.
5
Bottling
Pour the mixture into clean, sterilized bottles, leaving about an inch of headspace at the top. Seal the bottles tightly.
6
Fermenting
Let the bottles sit at room temperature for 3-5 days to ferment. Check them daily for carbonation.
7
Refrigerate
Once fermented to your liking, refrigerate the bottles to stop the fermentation process.
8
Serve
Serve chilled, optionally garnished with fresh mint leaves.