Ginger beer is a sweetened and carbonated non-alcoholic local beverage from South Africa. Prepared at home, ginger beer carries great cultural significance and is a part of all occasions – from ...
There are still a few small-scale producers making good, traditional ginger beers, which are well worth seeking out. If you can’t find ginger beer, substitute with ginger ale.
Recipes for home-brewed ginger beer, meanwhile, often hearken back to its boozy origins: Some call for making a ginger bug, or starter culture, allowing ginger to ferment naturally with sugar and ...
Brittanica’s online encyclopedia explains this original recipe was “made by fermenting ... Traditionally-made ginger beer will use fermentation, making it less fizzy than ginger ale; but ...