Ale is an excellent refreshing drink that can be prepared in several variations. In our publication, I would like to consider recipes for making a product based on ginger. What ingredients will be required to create a drink? What are the secrets to making ginger ale at home? The answers to these and other questions can be found by reading the submitted article.
Useful properties of the drink
Ginger ale is prescribed a lot of healing qualities. It is believed that the drink has on the body not only a wonderful tonic effect, but also has some therapeutic indicators. In particular, the product is recommended for the prevention of colds. The drink has a warming effect. Therefore, drinking it allows you to recover within a matter of seconds after hypothermia.
Ginger ale, the recipes for which will be discussed later, is rich in vitamins of groups A, C and B, as well as minerals and essential microelements. The use of the product contributes to the replenishment of magnesium, iodine, potassium, zinc and iron in the body.
However, ginger ale can benefit far from every person. It is absolutely not recommended to resort to the use of the drink to persons who suffer from problems with jumps in blood pressure. The same applies to people who have a weak heart, and are also at the stage of treatment for hepatitis, cirrhosis.
Classic recipe
How to cook traditional ginger ale at home? The recipe involves the use of such ingredients:
- Large ginger root.
- Sugar - 200 g.
- Water - 300 ml.
- Dry yeast - 5 g.
- A few lemons are medium sized.
Prepare ginger ale according to the classic recipe as follows. Ginger root is thoroughly peeled and then ground using a fine grater. The raw materials are placed in boiled water and sugar is added. The composition is mixed, and then lemon juice is squeezed here.
The mixture was cooled to room temperature. Dry yeast is dissolved in the liquid. The resulting drink is bottled in plastic bottles. The container is tightly corked. The containers with ale are sent for maturation in a dark place where the temperature is maintained in the range from 18 to 25 ° C. Here the bottles are left for several days.
As soon as the plastic container is filled with gases and becomes solid, it is moved to the refrigerator. El insist for another 3-5 days. Then the liquid is carefully filtered using gauze. The result is a tasty, tonic low-alcohol drink that will remain usable for 10 days.
Non-alcoholic ginger ale
To prepare a non-alcoholic variation of the drink you will need:
- Ginger root.
- Sugar - 4 tablespoons.
- Soda - 3 liters.
- Lemon - 3 pieces.
- Mint leaves.
Ginger root is removed from the skin and ground on a fine grater. The resulting mass is combined with sugar and mixed thoroughly. Lemons peel. The citrus zest is finely ground and added to the above formulation. The mixture is poured with soda.
The resulting drink is insisted for 10-15 minutes. The liquid is carefully filtered. Then non-alcoholic ale is poured into glasses, where mint leaves are laid to taste.
Ginger Ale with Honey
To prepare a drink in this way, take a small ginger, a liter of sparkling water, one lemon and a tablespoon of honey. Finely grated root is mixed with citrus cut into small slices. Honey is added here and the resulting mass is thoroughly mixed. The resulting base is insisted for a quarter of an hour. The mixture is poured with mineral water. The container with the composition is tightly covered with a lid and put in the refrigerator. Here the drink is infused for several hours. The liquid is filtered, after which the ale is ready for use.
Ginger ale with raisins
The drink is prepared using the following components:
- Large ginger root.
- Water - about 4 liters.
- Lemons - 3 pcs.
- Sugar - 0.5 kg.
- Raisins - half a glass.
It is immediately worth noting that to create a drink in this variation you will have to be patient. Since the process of making such ale is quite laborious and lengthy. So how is the drink made? Pre-washed raisins are placed in a clean container. Sugar is added in an amount of not more than 2 teaspoons. Then use a spoonful of grated ginger, chopped pulp of one lemon and about one and a half glasses of water.
The container with the composition is covered with gauze and sent to a warm place where the drink will undergo fermentation. Ale is left to ripen for up to 3 days. The mixture is periodically fed with several ingredients. A couple teaspoons of sugar and a similar amount of crushed ginger are added to the liquid daily.
After passing a week and a half, syrup is prepared. To do this, use half a liter of boiled water, in which the remaining sugar is dissolved. The liquid is heated on low heat for 5-10 minutes. Take two lemons, from which the juice is squeezed into the resulting syrup. The mixture was stirred, allowed to cool to room temperature and the remainder of the water was added. The syrup is combined with a fermented drink, and then bottled. Ale insist in the refrigerator for 2-3 days.