Used ginger bug in place of fresh ginger.
I'd also add that this post is a good 3 years old now and I now
use a ginger bug more often than whey.
There are tons of recipes which show you how to do it with yeast and cream of tartar (if you're super impatient, check one out here), but I don't think the taste is as delicious as when
you use a ginger bug.
Not exact matches
The
ginger «
bug,» which jump - starts the fermentation in this recipe from chef Cortney Burns, Bar Tartine, San Francisco, specifically
uses organic
ginger because it's rich in microbes.
Once this
ginger bug is made, it can be kept alive and
used continuously to make healthy soda at any time.
How to create a
ginger bug to
use as the beneficial culture to make healthy fermented homemade sodas like old fashioned
ginger ale or root beer.
This natural recipe for
ginger ale
uses fresh
ginger and a cultured
ginger mixture (called a
ginger bug) to create a naturally fermented and naturally fizzy
ginger ale.
This recipe
uses a
ginger «
bug» made from fresh
ginger, natural sugars and wild bacteria to create a beneficial colony of bacteria that is then
used to ferment a strong
ginger tea.
I
use a homemade
ginger bug in this recipe as it gives both the flavor and carbonation, though any type of natural culture could be
used.
Using Kombucha heating mats to add a little warmth to your kefir brews or even something like sauerkraut, homemade fermented salsas, a
ginger bug or dilly beans, just to name a few, can shorten fermentation time and produce foods with more bite and flavor.
One of my favorite ways to ferment turmeric is to make a «turmeric
bug» which is similar to the
ginger bug used to make
ginger soda.
*
Ginger bug may be
used along with the turmeric
bug to add flavor.
Note: You can store your active
ginger bug in the refrigerator when not
using.
(My late hubby
used to put a sprinkle into his hot
ginger, lemon and honey tea when he was fighting an upper respiratory
bug.)