Old Jamaica Light Ginger Beer Can 300 ml (Pack of 24) (Packaging may vary)

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Using a fine strainer, coffee filter, or a fine-mesh sieve, strain the liquid into a large pitcher to remove all the bits of ginger. After your brew has finished fermenting, you can either add fruit, simple syrup, juice, or liquor to it to create a customized treat, or drink it as is. Once a ginger bug is formed, it is then brewed into a batch of ginger brew, which results in a probiotic-rich effervescent drink.

How do you tell if there's actually natural ginger in your soda? Dixon recommends looking for a cloudy beer with visible pieces of ginger floating around. “If a ginger beer is completely homogenous in color and texture and appears a pale, yellow, 100 percent clear liquid, that's usually more of a ginger ale, not a ginger beer,” she says. (Ginger ales typically use ginger flavor, not the real deal.) Carbonation: Certain ginger beers are crafted with carbonation in mind. These beers tend to stay fizzier longer than others. Method #1: Most people make a simple syrup using ginger, sugar, and water, and then combine the simple syrup with soda water or seltzer water. Whether you choose to make this easy ginger beer recipe laid out in this post or my probiotic ginger beer is a matter of personal preference (and time).

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Mixer: Some ginger beers are sold exclusively as mixers. These beers tend to be less sweet and more carbonated than ginger beers sold as spicy sodas . Fresh lime juice - Bottled is convenient, but bottled lime juice always has this bitter, funky taste which is definitely not what you want! Taste - Definitely has that fake after taste that most diet drinks have. The kind that stays on your tongue. No overwhelming ginger flavor.

Yes, you can actually make your own ginger beer at home! This way you can control the exact ingredients that go into it. Here are the 3 staples you'll need to start.

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Ingredients - CARBONATED WATER, ORGANIC SUGAR, ORGANICGINGERJUICE, ORGANICGINGEREXTRACT, TARTARIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVORS. Calories and sugar: On average, an eight-ounce serving of ginger beer contains less than 120 calories. However, the more sugar a bottle or can of ginger beer contains, the higher the product's calorie content will be. As you might expect, higher sugar content in ginger beer tends to result in a sweeter taste. Duringfermentation, DO NOT use glass bottles, because the glass can explode under pressure (yes, it builds up that much pressure!), be sure to use plastic bottles with screw tops, as noted in the recipe, so that you can relieve pressure during fermentation. The brands I tested were all non-alcoholic and one of the big factors I also searched for was limited ingredients and sugar. This is where Bundaberg Ginger Beer, which is extremely popular, maxed out at 40g a pop. I guess we know why it's so popular! The max for these guys didn't get over 30g. It's still high, but they do have light options as well. Ingredients

Now that we have all of the details laid out, let’s learn how to make ginger beer! How to Make Ginger Beer: A. Ginger beer and ginger ale may seem similar, but there are significant differences between the two. Both are carbonated, but ginger beer tends to be less carbonated than ginger ale. Furthermore, ginger beer tends to have a stronger flavour than ginger ale, and ginger ale is sometimes sold in different flavours. You can either store it in the same plastic bottle you used to brew it, or transfer it into glass flip cap bottles. I play it safe and store it in the same plastic bottle I use for fermentation.

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One to three times a day, carefully loosen the caps to relieve some of the pressure without opening the bottles all the way. Studies show fresh ginger prevents and fights several types of cancer cells including breast, colon, ovarian, prostate, and lung cancer.