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Chop up the ginger root, use 3 oz if you want it stronger.
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Simmer the ginger, juices, and sugars in 1 1/2 quart of water for 30 mintues to an hour. The longer you leave it simmer, the stronger it will be.
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Remove heat and strain through a kitchen strainer.
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Mix the brew with the other 3 quarts of water.
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Let it all cool till it's lukewarm.
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Inside a small jar, stir in 1/8 teaspoon of yeast in with 1/4 cup warm water (not hot!) Bread yeast will work but ale yeast from a homebrew store is preferred.
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After 15 minutes, add the yeast solution to your lukewarm brew.
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Sit for 10 minutes.
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Bottle it in 8 - 12 oz bottles.
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Bottling:
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Make sure you CLEAN your bottles inside and out, rinse and air dry.
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How to use plastic bottles:
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Pour in the brew and twist the caps on tight.
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Squeeze the bottles and notice how they give.
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Every few hours, squeeze them and see how they are giving. They will get harder to squeeze. When they no longer give any more, put them in the fridge.
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Drink cold and enjoy!
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If you used glass bottles, put them in the fridge after a day.
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Don't want to use yeast? Substitute a carbonated water like club or seltzer water in place of that extra 3 quarts of water.
