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Ginger Ale
Ingredients (for 1 gallon+):

1 gallon water (for ale)
2 cups water (for making extract)
2 ounces fresh ginger root
2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon yeast

Slice the ginger into thin sections and add them to  two cups of
boiling  water. Simmer  this on  very low  heat  for 20  minutes.
While this  is  simmering, boil the gallon of water and two cups
of sugar for one minute  and set aside. Pour the pan with the ginger
into a  blender and blend on  high for about  one minute.  Strain
this extract  into the sugar water.  With a soup ladle, pour a
few cups of the hot brew through the pulp to  extract a bit more
of the ginger flavor. Cool  to room temperature. When  cool, add
vanilla.  Add yeast, stir  and let sit for about  30 minutes.  Then
bottle and age.

Notes: I recommend that  you do  not alter the  recipe on  the
first batch.  On  subsequent batches you can alter the amount of
ginger, sugar and vanilla  to suit your own taste.

Printable version: ginger-ale01.txt.