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I’m involved in a project with Parks Canada which involves historical re-enactments of the mid-19th century.  We want to make ginger beer to serve to tourists, but as it’s a federal park it has to be non-alcoholic.

In the cookbook Traditional Irish Recipes by George L. Thomson there is a recipe for Ginger Beer as follows: 1 oz root ginger 1 lb sugar 1 oz yeast 1 oz cream of tartar 1 lemon Place the bruised ginger in a bowl, adding the sugar, cream of tartar, and lemon rind and juice. (Pour on a gallon of boiling water and stir thoroughly with a wooden spoon. When lukewarm, mix the yeast in a little water with a teaspoon of sugar, and when it  begins to froth, stir in with the rest.  Leave for one day, after which it can be filled into screw top bottles. Above measurements are in the British Imperial system.  Note the following conversion: The British Imperial Quart consists of 40 fl. oz – equal to 1 1/4 U.S. Quarts.  (Following that, I used 5 U.S. qts for a gallon). Standard spoon sizes are slightly smaller in the American system and therefore all spoon measures should be taken generously in the U.S. & Canada. Good luck.

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Hi there! I’m involved in a project with Parks Canada which involves historical re-enactments of the mid-19th century.  We want to make ginger beer to serve to tourists, but as it’s a federal park it has to be non-alcoholic. Does anybody have a recipe for a non-alcoholic ginger beer?  I’ve surfed the web a fair bit and haven’t had any luck there.  If you have a recipe, or could point me in the right direction, that would be great!

Well, two of my homebrew supply stores here carry home soda extracts, and one of the available extracts is for Ginger Beer.   It is called "Old Fashioned HOMEBREW Ginger Beer Soda Pop Base" by Rainbow Flavors, Inc, Osage Beach, MO  65065  USA I’m not sure if it is available in Canada, but you could probably ask around at your homebrew sources.  The extract casts about $4 USD for enough extract to make 4 gallons. "As the most participatory form of mass speech yet developed, the Internet deserves the highest protection from governmental intrusion."                                        Judge Stuart Dalzell

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Hi there! I’m involved in a project with Parks Canada which involves historical re-enactments of the mid-19th century.  We want to make ginger beer to serve to tourists, but as it’s a federal park it has to be non-alcoholic. Does anybody have a recipe for a non-alcoholic ginger beer?  I’ve surfed the web a fair bit and haven’t had any luck there.  If you have a recipe, or could point me in the right direction, that would be great! If you could e-mail me directly, that would be best.  Otherwise I’ll try to check this newsgroup every day. Thanks for your help. Margaret Miller

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