Ginger Beer Plant

Ginger Beer Plant - no it isn't a plant, but a kit that contains everything you need to make old-fashioned fermented ginger beer.

In the past, frothy, fizzy, gingery alcoholic beer which was made at home was very popular. All that was needed was some sugar, ginger, water and a ginger beer 'plant'. This wasn't a typical green, leafy kind of plant. It was a sloppy, white mass that was kept in a jam jar. It would be regularly 'fed' with sugar and every so often the liquid would be tapped off, diluted and bottled. The liquid would ferment in the bottle, producing the fizz. After about a week or so it was ready to drink. As the plant grew it was halved and passed on to family and friends.

Selsey Herb & Spice Co.

Ingredients: ginger, yeast