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How to Make a Ginger Bug

John MacDowall October 7, 2016 February 22, 2023DRINKS, Fermented Foods 31

What is a Ginger Bug? A Ginger Bug is a naturally fermented culture that is used to carbonate probiotic beverages at home. You can make your own homebrewed ginger ale with a little patience and a little simple science. No, there are no bugs involved. Well, not insects, anyway.

Homemade Ginger Beer

John MacDowall May 29, 2014 January 20, 2022DRINKS, Fermented Foods 12

Here’s my recipe for a naturally fermented, traditional ginger beer that has beneficial probiotics and enzymes. The recipe makes use of a ginger bug instead of dumping a bunch of bread yeast into your soda. I think the bread yeast flavor really comes through in the finished product and overwhelms the ginger….