Ginger Ale: Recipe Video
Ginger ale (kvass) is a sweet, highly carbonated drink with a specific taste and aroma. It is consumed in pure form or added to various cocktails. In appearance, ginger ale is difficult to distinguish from beer or kvass.
Ginger ale comes in two flavors – golden and dry. Unlike dry ales, golden drinks are darker in color and stronger in flavor. This type of ginger ale was common in Eastern Europe and has been consumed for centuries. Then it was brought to the United States, where dry ginger ale appeared, which became more popular than golden ale.
Non-alcoholic ginger ale contains sugar, soda, ginger. Lime, lemon, cane sugar, honey, pineapple are often added to it. For the production of an alcoholic beverage, beer concentrate is used.
Dry ginger ale may contain mint flavors
The benefits and harms of ginger ale
Ginger Ale can be beneficial to the body. This drink perfectly quenches thirst and has tonic properties. Ginger Ale stimulates blood circulation and is beneficial for people with low blood pressure. Used for indigestion, warm ale soothes coughs and relieves sore throat.
Ginger ale is often added to non-alcoholic cocktails. This drink can successfully replace champagne for the New Year for those who cannot drink alcohol. Ale can be diluted with spirits, giving them an original taste. Drinking alcohol-containing ginger ale should be small in order to avoid any harm to your health.
In some cases, the drink can be harmful to the body. Products containing ginger are not recommended for high blood pressure, exacerbation of inflammatory skin diseases, at high temperatures, during exacerbations of ulcers, hepatitis, with cholelithiasis, with various bleeding, diverticulosis (protrusions on the intestinal walls), as well as in the second and the third trimester of pregnancy.
This carbonated drink can irritate your stomach. The sugar in ale has a negative effect on tooth enamel. An excess of such drinks in the diet leads to metabolic disorders. It is better to refuse them for people suffering from obesity and diabetes mellitus.
To make a non-alcoholic ginger ale at home, prepare the following ingredients: – 150 g of ginger root; – 4 tablespoons of granulated sugar; – 3 lemons; – 3 liters of soda water; – mint leaves – to taste.
Ice cubes can be added to the drink in summer.
Peel fresh ginger, grate it on a coarse grater and mix with granulated sugar. Cut the skin off the lemons, grate it on a fine grater, add to the ginger and mix everything. Put oppression on the mixture – about half a minute. Pass the peeled lemons through a juicer, add the juice to the mixture. Pour soda water over it and let it sit for 10 minutes. Strain the finished drink and pour it into glasses. Garnish the ginger ale with mint sprigs.
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