Ginger beer is an old traditional English drink, it is brilliantly refreshing, and as with anything, homemade tastes best. However this is also very much a winter drink as well and it is brilliant for helping to cure ailments.

Ingredients

·         2 litres of still water

·         Root ginger

·         1 lemon

·         220 grams of sugar

·         ¼ teaspoon of dried yeast

Method

1.       Grate the ginger root and put in a 2 litre bottle

2.       Then add to the bottle the lemon juice and rind

3.       Add the sugar and yeast to the mixture

4.       Fill the bottle ¾ full of water and shake

5.       Completely fill the bottle with the remaining water (leave a 2cm air space at the top of the bottle)

6.       Leave for around a week

7.       Enjoy!