Saturday Recipe - Drinks of the world - Homemade non-alcoholic ginger beer from South Africa

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They say that it is not what a country eats what make them special but what they drink. Today I'll be giving you an insight on drinks of the world and I'm going to share how you can make one of South Africa's most popular drinks, "Gemmerbier".
The English will refer to it as "Ginger beer".

First we take a look at the drinks various countries of the world is well known for. I invite you to share your countries famous drink if you cannot find it on the list.

COUNTRY	DRINK	PHOTO
Scotland	Whiskey	Image Source
Ireland	Guinness	Image Source
Puerto Rico	Pina colada	Image Source
Mexico	Tequila	Image Source
United States	Martini	Image Source
France	Champagne	Image Source
India	Mango lassi	Image Source
Spain	Sangria	Image Source
Japan	Sake	Image Source
South Africa	Ginger beer	Image Source

South Africans love their ginger beer or “gemmerbier” is known by many.

According to "Aunty Google"", Ginger Beer dates back as far as the 1700’s and was first made in Yorkshire, England. This maybe so but I can tell you now that it is the South African’s who perfected it!

Since I can remember my grandmother use to serve us “gemmerbier” on special occasions like Christmas, Easter and on birthdays.

Ginger beer is a non-alcoholic drink with a spicy ginger taste which is fermented with yeast, carbonated and then bottled for that special celebration or occasion. It is spicier than ginger ale and is not at all a beer as in a real beer therefor it is enjoyed by young and old.

You can buy ginger beer from supermarkets and cafe's. These type of ginger beer is known as “Stoney”. It might be referred to as a ginger beer but I can assure you that it doesn’t come close to homemade South African gemmerbier. You will for sure love it!

Herewith my own granny's quick and easy recipe for that perfect ginger beer;

• Pour everything together into a container with a lid (bucket)
• Stir until the sugar is dissolved
• Cover the container and leave to stand for 12 hours. If the raisins float on top you know that it is ready
• Strain the ginger beer and pour it into smaller bottles or into 2l soft drink plastic bottles
• Put a few of the fermented raisins in the bottles (2 in smaller bottles and 5 in the bigger bottles
• Of importance is that when you close the bottles you must not close the lids of the bottle to tight

It is a must to serve ginger beer when it is ice cold.

Enjoy!

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