Make Your Own Ginger Ale for These Cocktails

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Colleen Graham
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Colleen Graham
Freelance writer and cocktail book author Colleen Graham is a seasoned mixologist who loves sharing her knowledge of spirits and passion for preparing drinks.
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Updated on 04/30/21
Homemade Ginger Ale

The Spruce / S&C Design Studios
Prep: 48 hrs 50 mins
Cook: 0 mins
Total: 48 hrs 50 mins
Serving: 1 serving
Yield: 1 drink
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
115 Calories
0g Fat
31g Carbs
0g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1
Amount per serving
Calories 115
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 28mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 31g 11%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Total Sugars 31g
Protein 0g
Vitamin C 0mg 0%
Calcium 48mg 4%
Iron 2mg 9%
Potassium 29mg 1%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

I have always been a fan of ginger ale. It is one of my favorite soda waters. I can go through a case quickly, even when I'm not mixing it into drinks (examples below the recipe).

The exciting part about a carbonated water like ginger ale is that you can easily make it yourself and below are two recipes that will give you a fresh, made from scratch ginger ale.

Ingredients

Steps to Make It

  1. Gather the ingredients.

  2. Muddle the mint leaves in a tall glass.

  3. Add ginger syrup and fill with soda.

  4. Stir well.

  5. Strain into a highball glass filled with ice or use it in your favorite ginger ale cocktail.

Another Ginger Ale Recipe

This recipe will fill a 2-liter bottle and will store refrigerated for about 2 weeks. As long as your bottle (cleaning and reusing a plastic bottle is perfect) has a tight seal it should stay nicely carbonated for that duration.

  • 3 Tbsp fresh, finely grated ginger root

  • 3/4 cup sugar

  • 1/8 tsp active dry yeast

  • 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice

  • 7 1/2 cups distilled or filtered water

  1. In a saucepan over medium heat, bring the ginger, sugar, and 1/2 cup of water to a slow boil, stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved.

  2. Remove the ginger syrup from the heat, cover, and allow to set for 1 hour.

  3. Strain the ginger from the syrup using a fine mesh strainer (repeat if necessary until all ginger is removed).

  4. Continue to allow the syrup to chill until it reaches room temperature. Speed this up by placing the container in an ice bath or the refrigerator.

  5. Place a clean funnel into a clean, plastic 2-liter bottle and pour in the syrup, yeast, lemon, and remaining water.

  6. Place the cap on the bottle and give it a good shake to mix the ingredients.

  7. Allow the ginger ale to rest at room temperature for 2 days. Check it for the desired carbonation and when that is reached chill it and serve.

Ginger Ale Cocktail Recipes