Recipe for an alcohol-free, yeast-free and low-fructose Ginger Beer. Normally it takes 2-3 days of waiting time but this is a much quicker alternative!
I’ve found a new love: ginger beer. It’s relatively expensive here (about 3-4€ for a small bottle) and it contains sugar, so I was eager to try a version of my own and it worked really well! It is alcohol-free, yeast-free and low-fructose. Ginger beer is often made with yeast and needs 2-3 days of waiting time to ferment, but I wanted to create a quicker version (and I don’t trust yeast in drinks).
It’s actually a ginger syrup, then mixed with sparkling water. The Ginger Beer tastes really good and refreshing, perfect for hot summer days or for cocktails. The ginger syrup lasts for about 5-8 drinks, depending on how much syrup you’re using – it’s really up to your preference.
You’ll only need 3 ingredients for the Ginger Syrup itself – Ginger, a sweetener (I used dextrose which is a fructose-free sugar) and water. Simple as that.
I’m actually just drinking a glass while writing this post. Totally worth making it. So refreshing, but I’ve always been a huge fan of ginger, so that’s nothing new.
Ginger Beer
Ingredients
- 1 large ginger root
- 3/4 cup dextrose*
- 2 cups water
- sparkling water
Instructions
- Peel the ginger and then slice it with a vegetable peeler into super thin strips.
- In a pot heat the water, the dextrose and add the ginger. Mix.
- Let it boil and then reduce the heat and let it simmer until the water reduces by half.
- Fill everything in a jar, let it cool off and leave it in the fridge overnight.
- The next day, take out the ginger slices. Don't toss them, they are perfect for some Homemade Pickled Ginger.
- Fill about one tablespoon of ginger syrup in a glass and add in some sparkling water. Adjust the amount of water and syrup to your preference.
- Store the rest of the syrup in the fridge.
Notes
Nutrition
Should you decide to give it a try I’d love to hear how it went! Write me a comment or post a picture on instagram and tag me via @elephantasticvegan to make sure I’ll see it ^.^
Anu-My Ginger Garlic Kitchen
This ginger beer is indeed refreshing Bianca. Drinkspiration is the word here! :)
bianca
yes! I love it especially for hot summer days. Yumm! I could drink it all day long.
Jasmin
This recipe is perfect in its simplicity, but it’s so crazy hot these days in all of Europe, that I’m sipping my regular ginger lemonade with few big ice cubes almost every day, thinking – I’ll make this ginger beer as soon as the first rain fall :)
Bianca
Right?! It’s so hot! I’m not complaining because the last summers weren’t that great in Austria..but I wouldn’t mind a few degrees less :)
Especially when I have hangovers I’m so happy to have some homemade ginger beer in the fridge waiting for me! It’s a real cure.
Amanda
How long does the syrup last?
Bianca
If you keep it in the fridge, I’d say 2 weeks!
Alex
Hi,
I just found your blog, congrats.
I had the Veritest and for the next 6 months I’m starting a diet gluten free, milk free, and yeast free. I want to cry.
Do you have any advices?
I love beer, that is the saddest part.
Tony
I don’t use dextrose, or gm modified high fructose corn syrup, I use fructose straight from grapes for my sweetener, It is healthier than dextrose, Cane sugar syrup is better as well
Paul
Just how big is a large ginger root???????????? Waiting to hear from you. Thanks!
Bianca
Hi! The ginger root I used was 200gr.
Below the ingredients you see: US Customary – Metric.
If you click on metric there are the grams given (at least most of the times when I didn’t forget to add them :D)
anon
This is a decent recipe for homemade, sugar free *ginger ale*. Which is a lovely drink.
This is not ginger beer though, and it is a little misleading to call it that. Ginger beer requires fermentation…. which requires the yeast. if you don’t like yeast…. then stick to soda!