How to make ginger ale from scratch! Super easy, deliciously sweet, a little spicy and so refreshing

[@hopeup2792]

I bought my husband a soda machine so he doesn’t have to buy soda and also because we can control of the type of water is used (we have reverse osmosis for our water). I saw a video of woman showing how super easy it is to grow ginger from ginger… might be worth it if you use alot.

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

I already have it growing for the year. It is super easy to grow. Thanks!

[@Mr-Corey-June]

I only like Vernor's ginger ale, the others have citrus in them. For a Vernor's flavor, use a little brown sugar. You can carbonate with yeast, but the yeast will eat all the sugar and make it dry/sour. And here's the trick to fix that, "Splenda". Yeast makes Alcohol, so you keep your sugar low, just enough to carbonate. The splenda is what sweetens it. So it's diet ginger ale. If you add 1.5 - 2 cups of sugar to a gallon, well that's making ginger beer. Pop only takes 1/2 cup of sugar to a gallon and a teaspoon of yeast, let proof 20 min. then put in bottles. Here's the splenda trick, before adding sugar or yeast put some splenda in to see how much you need to give it the sweetness you like, then add the sugar and yeast. These bottles have to be burped the first couple of days or they will explode. A cooler makes a nice place to keep them just in case they make a mess. I'm not giving all the instructions, just basic info. Flip top bottles are good for making this, but plastic Pepsi bottles also work great. You can use others like Coke, but they can warp from the pressure. With Pepsi you have 3 colors of caps, Blue for Pepsi, Brown for Dr Pepper and Green for Mt. Dew, plus the Dew is a Green bottle. So you can color code different flavors, not just ginger ale. Watkins makes a good Root beer flavoring, Vanilla extract for cream soda, green tea with chamomile for an apple flavor, don't use juice, it's for making wine. Making homemade pop is easy and cheap. The main draw back is the dead yeast that settles on the bottom, the same stuff is in bread, you just don't see it. 16oz bottles work fine, but I use 1.5 litters, the 2 litters are too big for me, both big sizes will be cloudy on the second pour. The 16oz bottles is the way to go for a clear glass. The other drawback is that you can't pasteurize the pop or beer in the plastic, only the flip top bottles can be put in 180 degree water to pasteurize. Always rinse out the yeast from an empty bottle, that stuff is like cement when it drys, it wont rinse out. I use herbs for a healthy carbonated diet drink that I make in plastic bottles.

[@SandyJBerry]

I am so glad that this popped up on my KZbin!! I love ginger ale, & I just bought a bunch of ginger. Thanks!!

[@thefrankperspective4247]

7:19 - clicker worked. The mic on the other hand… That said, hope there are more homemade soda vids in the pipe. Stuff is way too expensive.

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

I’ve got a new mic in the mail. Ugh!

[@Maria-cy7xd]

Oh no! There’s no sound in your video after you return. I got the recipe anyway but thought you should know. Love your videos!!

[@Maria-cy7xd]

Ope! There it is! Guess I should have watched the entire thing before commenting 🤦🏻‍♀️ sorry!! 🤭

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

Sorry about that

[@TeamD2012]

Looks like she took her mic off in between

[@islandgal500]

Nice to see how to do this again. First time was about 10 years ago and it was with making your own fizz using yeast, I think, and was a bit complicated. A few years ago I bought my own canister (ISI) brand where I buy the capsules to make my own carbonated water using tap water. I love using a bit of my own syrups in a glass and adding my carbonated water. It is more expensive than your cost for the club soda but I'm in a remote location where carbonated water/club soda costs many dollars for a bottle, so then my way is a more economical option for here. I would love for you to do some syrups that can be added to carbonated water in the future. Love your recipes, especially the chocolate syrup and lemonade.

[@WeepingWillow422]

"Some people grate it, I'm lazy, I don't want to do that." 😂😂 Relatable. I love ginger ale and cranberry juice mixed together. The taste is unbelievable! Would be nice to make it myself but I haven't had the confidence to try it yet. I should soon. I really like your channel, btw, and I like your personality.

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

Thank you! I hate that so many people who make videos are so fancy and unrealistic. Let’s be real about it, right?!?! Glad you found us!

[@cheryllangston6884]

We love ginger ale!! Thank you so much for the recipe. I can hardly wait to try it. We also love root beer. Do you have a recipe for it too? We visited my PawPaw every Saturday. We all went to the old fashioned Soda Fountain in his area. It was the highlight of the day. We ordered root beer floats and cream soda’s. I would love to have those recipes too. After we ordered our drinks, we would twirl round and round on our stools until our drinks were ready.😋 Such wonderful memories, I’m thankful for them all and for you bringing them back!!🥰

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

Thank you for sharing your memory. I love the chair spinning. I don’t have rootbeer yet but I’ll see what I can get in the works. We use to get sassparilla (sp?) when I was young with my grandma.

[@cheryllangston6884]

@thanks you so very much much for all of your videos. I love them all!!

[@happybleats]

Love ginger!! Im diabetic so will use allulose. Thanks for your videos!!

[@palominogirl2732]

I've been dehydrating my own ginger for a couple years now. OMG! Not only does the house smell wonderful during that process, but it is Zippy! No more store-bought ginger powder. With that said, no matter what food processor I use after it is dry, not all is powder. There are tiny chunks. So, I sift it into powder and chunks. Chunks I put in tea, powder is for baking. I also have dehydrated orange peel and ground that up with some ginger, too. In winter, here in the frozen northland, a nice ginger/orange/honey tea is very warming. I will try this ginger ale. The version I tried before had 'natural' carbonation, and I never got it to work. Ginger ale is my favorite 'pop' and I put it in my homemade grape juice, shrubs, etc, to make 'fancy' drinks, LOL!

[@jeannesaalfrank9416]

It is incredible how easy it is to make! We are having a cousin's reunion in a week or so and this would be so fun to make and take. I really enjoy your videos!

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

Thanks 😊

[@karenlivengood4027]

My family loves ginger ale. Can’t wait to make it ❤

[@ShannonLivesey]

Ohhh! I've been waiting for this one!! Pop is crazy expensive! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!😊🎉😂

[@Kathleen58]

I love ginger ale, buy it weekly. I’m going to have to try this recipe.

[@princessalways4eva]

The stars MUST be aligned. I’m finding all the stuff I’ve been looking for in your channel. My husband drinks only ginger ale. He only likes Seagram. I want to see if THIS will work. Those small can packs are EXPENSIVE even in Walmart. Soda is not a necessity so if I can make it for him, I’m for it.😁 Oh man what a mess. That fine powder will linger…. but it happens. I’d be more upset that I’d have to repurchase something that was new. Tfs sweetie. Have a good day.🤗

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

Welcome!!

[@michaelap4269]

i'm so glad I found your channel ! thanks a lot

[@rebeccabruckert7425]

This is really great. If you get a Sodastream you can make your own soda to add your syrup to.

[@helenwhitsitt3789]

That would be good during cold and flu season

[@valerieschluger]

Thank you 😊

[@sandywilkerson9271]

Thank you Ali! Have a great day!😊

[@lauragreen8266]

You are sooooo funny, I love it!! Thanks for the know how girl!!

[@audreyfreiermuth8620]

Thank you! for this tutorial! I have been wanting to make this. Love all of your tutorials, they are done so well. So happy I found your channel.

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

You are so welcome!

[@SandyJBerry]

I made this earlier today, & am enjoying a glass of it as we speak....or should I say as I type. 😂 Delicious!

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

Wonderful!

[@katescaringcorner6765]

I love your videos! You are so real! Yeah. You lost your voice, but you did it anyway. We got the gist of what you were doing and you were great! I’m just sorry if we missed any of your ranting.❤

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

I have a new mic coming in the mail today. Ugh!

[@WicKedQueEn21]

Found your channel recently and I’m hooked!! Thank you so much for bringing us back to basics ❤ I’m excited for my first order from Azure!! Thank you thank you thank you!! ❤

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

You are so welcome! 🤗

[@jd75]

I'm making this now. 🤞is congress out good. it's still cooking. Started2shred it😂. I switched2 dicing it. Thats a pain n the but😂.

[@pamelabrown9800]

Great video 😊thank you 🥤

[@tarinaa.macnichol1948]

Love your content, but absolutely love you!😂

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

Oh thank you!

[@lindalee834]

i just found your channel and you are so natural and cute!!!!! great tips ......

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

Thank you so much!!

[@rhondabliss4620]

Just found your channel: I’m hooked. Thanks so much

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

Welcome!

[@jacqueline3433]

Thank you Lassie.....❤

[@Chrisflowgrows]

Freeze before grating…no stringy bits and grates much easier

[@Lstn2urmama]

I rarely do the boiled ginger because when I try to strain out the fine fibers from the ginger .. it blocks the holes of the strainer and takes Very long time to remove to make strainer usable again.. This brings me to the issue of the fiber from ginger is it capable of blocking anything in our gut ???

[@taudimcclure5080]

Thanks for sharing

[@Winnie-r-p]

Thank you for recipe. How long would this concentrate keep in the fridge?

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

A few weeks for sure if it lasts that long.

[@MsKing7169]

Add some cranberries😊

[@missyt3017]

Whole ginger is quite expensive at times but grated bottled ginger seem to always be quite affordable. How much grated ginger would I need for this recipe? Also, if I only had dry ground ginger available, could you use the dried powder ginger as well, and if yes, how much do you think you will need?

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

I’ve never tried the bottled ginger in this before. The powdered wouldn’t work for this recipe since it won’t dissolve correctly. I really suggest fresh but if you try bottled let me know how it tastes.

[@pamgraham6332]

I don't know if you will ever see this but have you ever made ginger chews? If so have you made a video of it?

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

I haven’t yet! I use them all the time and never thought to make my own! Thanks for the idea and I’ll post it once I figure it out.

[@cheriwilliams7001]

Can you create a ginger sauce to go over plain rice?

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

Hmm, what does it taste like? I’m not sure but I’d love to try.

[@ailse491]

Sorry for asking I have my Splenda loose what amount is a pkt so I can work it out 😂 thx

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

It would be equal to 1 c sugar. See what the outside of the bag says. I think it is like 1/4 cup.

[@margaretcole3244]

Find an Asian store gibger is fresher and cheaper there. They have great veggies too.

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

Bok choy is my favorite to get there if we aren’t growing it

[@CruzCruz-nw7fi]

Club soda or sparkling water bc I like sparking water idk what club soda is

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

Kind of the same thing.

[@cindywarren6578]

I'm partial to Canada Dry brand. What brand ginger ale is comparable to you?

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

It’s for sure a more natural flavor vs commercial. You can add more to get more of a punch.

[@jd75]

Found your videos about a wk or 2ago. Love your videos. U r funny, helps n videos, some of your stories or... things u say makes them feel like u r a normal person that has those... days 😂. Some ppl cut there booboos out or things that make them boring or like they r perfect. Keep up the videos they r great

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

Glad you like them! Thank you!

[@bettesimmon166]

You see no audio.

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

I know. Sorry!

[@aliyannajoy1607]

sorry to be a pest...but lost your audio and no close captions at the 7:22 mark.

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

I know. I’m sorry. I have a new mic in the mail and I’ll get it fixed.

[@donnarandall3275]

7 minutes and no audio!

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

Ugh! New mic in the mail.

[@bkbrp64]

Anyone have NO sound when she comes back after the 45 minutes?

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

I have a new mic on order. Sorry about that z

[@Wanda6308]

You lost your sound, which I am sure you will notice at some point

[@joycemonty4262]

You are muted.

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

My mic broke. Ugh! New one is in the mail.

[@hopesto]

Girl, I just found your channel a few days ago and I LOVE your vids.....do your health a huge favor and ditch the toxic Splenda, PLEASE.... my hubby is type2 diabetic, we use Monk Fruit sweetener it measures 1:1 OR I bet honey would work too

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

I’m working on it. I’ve started using maple where I can or coconut sugar.

[@hopesto]

@@LittleHillHomesteadGa HUGE improvement!! ❤

[@bettesimmon166]

You talk too much, just continue with the instructions on how to make the product .

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

We call them rants and most of our subs like them. Sorry if it isn’t your thing

[@b1dpwc65]

That’s rude. It’s her platform. She can talk as much as she wants. Don’t watch if it bugs you.

[@kathleenriley1907]

I love her rants

[@Lstn2urmama]

I rarely do the boiled ginger because when I try to strain out the fine fibers from the ginger .. it blocks the holes of the strainer and takes Very long time to remove to make strainer usable again.. This brings me to the issue of the fiber from ginger is it capable of blocking anything in our gut ???

[@LittleHillHomesteadGa]

I leave the chunks big for this reason. Strains super easy

[@Lstn2urmama]

@@LittleHillHomesteadGa i used a coffee strainer that double filtered and was a mistake as plugged right from beginning just from fluid not even the pieces and took a few times of scubbing to get the strainer back to be able to use for just coffee...it was interesting thing to learn...