Homemade Ginger Ale

Yield:
Makes four servings
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Ingredients
Ginger Water

1 cup peeled, finely chopped ginger

2 cups water

Simple Syrup

1 cup sugar

1 cup water

To Serve

Club soda

Ice, optional

Lime juice

Lime wedges

Directions
Infuse the water with ginger:
Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a saucepan. Add ginger. Reduce heat to medium low and let ginger sit in the simmering water for 5 minutes.

Remove from heat and let sit for 20 minutes. Strain liquid through a fine mesh strainer. Discard ginger pieces.

A dutch oven on the stovetop making a ginger beer recipe.
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Straining fresh ginger in a glass bowl to make a ginger drink.
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Make the simple syrup:
In a separate saucepan, make the simple syrup by dissolving 1 cup granulated sugar into 1 cup of boiling water. Set aside.

Adding sugar to water to make simple syrup for a ginger beer recipe.
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Assemble the ginger ale:
Make individual (tall) glasses of ginger ale by mixing 1/2 cup of ginger water with 1/3 cup of Simple Syrup and 1/2 cup of club soda. Serve over ice, if you like. Add a few drops of fresh lime juice and a lime wedge to each glass.

Stirring a ginger drink with a cocktail spoon.
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Enjoy!

A tall glass of ginger ale soda with a bowl of sliced limes next to it.
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
231
Calories
0g
Fat
60g
Carbs
1g
Protein

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