Homemade ginger beer

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Serves 4-6

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Ingredients

200g ginger , thickly sliced

2 large lemons , peeled and juiced

75g golden caster sugar

100g light brown muscovado sugar

ice

1 litre soda or sparkling water

mint sprigs, to serve

Method

Put the ginger in a saucepan set over a low heat with the lemon peel, sugars and 500ml water and stir until the sugars have dissolved. Increase the heat to medium, then simmer for 15-20 mins, or until reduced and syrupy. Remove from the heat and leave to cool completely.

Strain the syrup into a jug through a sieve lined with muslin. At this stage, you can transfer the syrup to a small sterilised bottle or jar and keep in the fridge for up to two weeks.

Pour the ginger syrup into a large serving jug. Tip in the lemon juice, fill with ice and top up with the soda water. Serve garnished with a few mint sprigs.