Jamaican Ginger Ale

Ingredients for 18.9 liters (5 U.S. Gallons)

3 3/4 lbs cane sugar

3 3/4 oz fresh grated ginger root

1 oz cream of tartar

4 lemons, quartered (juice, seeds, rind and all).

1 package ale yeast.

Add 6 liters of water to a large boiler add all ingredients except yeast and simmer for 30 minutes. Add to a fermenter with enough cold water to make 18.9 liters. Cool to 25 degrees Celsius and pitch yeast. Ferment for 24 hours and rack. When fermentation is over bottle and prime using 3/4 cup of corn sugar.

This brew was described as, "A fiery, very gingery, interesting, tart, spicy and god awful."