Instructions: Plant: Place sultanas, strained lemon juice, lemon pulp, measured sugar, ground ginger and water into screwtop jar and leave for 2 or 3 days until mixture begins to ferment. Each day for a week, feed the plant 2 teaspoons ground ginger and 4 teaspoons sugar. At the end of the week, the plant is ready to make into ginger beer.

Ginger Beer: Put the boiling water, sugar and lemon juice into a large bowl.

Stir to dissolve the sugar. Strain the plant through muslin into the bowl and squeeze dry. Add the measured cold water. Stir well, cover and leave to settle for 24 hours. Carefully strain the liquid through clean muslin.

Bottle in clean airtight bottles. Keep for two weeks before use. To keep the plant working, divide in half the mixture left in the muslin. Place one half in a screw top jar with 2 cups water. Discard the other half or give it away. Keep feeding the plant each day for one week by adding 4 teaspoons of sugar and 2 teaspoons ginger.

Makes about 8 liters.

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