Jamaican Ginger Beer

Prepared: 2016-03-24

Ingredients:

• 1lb Fresh ginger root, peeled 
• 10 cups Hot water
• 3-5 Whole cloves
• 1 Tbsp Cream of tartar
• 1/3 cup Fresh-squeezed lime juice
• 1 1/3 to 1 1/2 cups of sugar 
• 2 Tbsp Rum (optional)

Preparation:

• In a blender, blend pieces of fresh ginger in batches with water and pour mixture in large bowl
• Add cloves and cream of tartar to mixture and steep in fridge overnight (or for at least four hours, if making same day).
• Using a fine strainer (or one with a cheesecloth), strain steeped ginger beer into another bowl.
• Add lime juice, sugar and, if using, rum to ginger beer and stir
• Pour into a large bottle and store in fridge 
• Serve over ice.