Ginger beer is a long-forgotten past or a tribute to fashion?

What kind of football without beer? And hot days without a soft drink in the evening?

Since ancient times beer has been popular not only as an intoxicating drink. Introduction of it in the diet helps to normalize the digestive tract and even cure a cold. "Beer" nations believe that it is thanks to him that they manage to maintain cheerfulness, good disposition and health - only if they drink a quality drink.

In each beer restaurant or bar you can find a dozen different varieties of this intoxicating drink, and not only traditional, but also unusual. Ginger beer is especially notable among them. If you are bored with the usual taste of beer, try this kind, which has an original and unique taste.

Since ancient times, ginger has been used in the preparation of meat dishes, jam, liqueurs, baked goods, as well as the famous ginger ale. Everyone knows that the root of ginger has special properties: it has an antiviral effect, is an excellent aphrodisiac, that is, it increases the libido of a person, helps cope with colds and normalize the pancreas, and even is used to lower blood sugar levels.

Classical ginger beer is highly valued among fans of a foamy drink, especially in England. Do you want to try this drink yourself?

At first sight it may seem that it is simply unrealistic to weld beer at home , but this is far from being the case. You can try to discover your culinary talents by preparing nonalcoholic ginger beer - an energetic and refreshing drink. Rub 300 grams of ginger, pour it 8 tbsp. Spoons of cane sugar, squeeze the juice of 5-6 lemons, dilute this mixture with two liters of soda. Only 10-15 minutes - and the drink is ready. To make an alcoholic beer, ginger, lemon and sugar must be boiled in boiling water, add the yeast, melted in boiling water. Stir all the ingredients and let them stand in a warm place. After two days, strain the contents and enjoy your own beer. Keep it in the refrigerator.

There are over a hundred recipes that describe in detail how to make ginger beer. Therefore, after you learn how to cook the simplest kinds of this drink, you can continue your culinary experiments, gradually complicating them.

The true fans and connoisseurs of a soft foam drink rightly question: "Which beer is better?". True, no one can provide an unambiguous answer to it. The choice of a drink depends only on you, because someone loves light beer, someone - dark. Some people like only classical types of beer made from hops, others are willing to experiment and try, for example, ginger beer.

In any case, consuming beer, even non-alcoholic, should not exceed a reasonable rate. And yet, do not be afraid to drink beer - it does not spoil the figure, but the snack we eat, enjoying the delicate foam of classic varieties or unusual types.