Step-by-Step Guide to Make Favorite Ginger Bug

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A ginger bug is a fermented slurry of sugar and ginger that creates homemade ginger soda and probiotic tonics. It's easy, though it takes a little over a week to create a fizzy beverage that's ready to drink. Once you get it started, you can keep the "bug" going and continue to make naturally carbonated drinks as long as you like for minimal cost. A ginger bug is the start of many natural fermented beverages.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook ginger bug using 3 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Ginger Bug:

1. Take Grated ginger
2. Make ready White sugar
3. Make ready Non-chlorinated water

A ginger bug is a naturally effervescent slurry made from ginger, sugar, and water. The wild yeasts and beneficial bacteria on ginger naturally populate to create a naturally fizzy drink! I found something online last week and I haven't slept well since - I've been up too late reading, absorbing, learning. Ginger bug is a slurry of fresh ginger, sugar and water that has been allowed to ferment until bubbly and foamy.

Steps to make Ginger Bug:

1. Add grated ginger and water to a 1 liter jar.
2. Add sugar and mix thoroughly.
3. Cover the jar with a paper towel and secure with a rubber band. If using a mason jar with a 2 part lid, invert the cap and screw the ring on as usual.
4. Leave the mixture in a warm area and feed it every day with another teaspoon each of grated ginger and sugar.
5. Once the mixture is bubbling, it is ready to use.
6. To make a soda, combine 1 liter of any sweetened fruit juice and 1/4 cup of ginger bug (strain out grated ginger) in a swingtop bottle. Let this mixture sit on your counter, releasing the gas every day or two by opening the bottle, until it reaches desired carbonation. Refrigerate to slow further carbonation.
7. Notes: Only use wooden or plastic spoon to mix ginger bug as metal will have a negative effect on the bacteria. Tap water will hinder or prevent bacteria from growing; it is best to use bottled spring water. Instead of fruit juice, you can use a sweetened drink of your own making.

I found something online last week and I haven't slept well since - I've been up too late reading, absorbing, learning. Ginger bug is a slurry of fresh ginger, sugar and water that has been allowed to ferment until bubbly and foamy. Brewers use the bug to brew probiotic tonics and drinks like root beer, ginger beer or probiotic lemonade. Cover it with cheesecloth to keep the dust out and leave it on the counter in a warm place. A ginger bug (also known as a "wort") is a starter culture used to ferment sweetened beverages.

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