Raspberry Gingerale Recipes

HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN RASPBERRY GINGER ALE

Steps:

• In a small sauce pan, combine your finely grated fresh ginger, quartered raspberries, sugar and 1/2 cup water.
• Bring the ingredients to a boil slowly, and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
• Once the sugar has dissolved, remove it from the heat and place a lid on it. Allow it to steep for one hour.
• Place a fine cloth over a bowl (I used part of an old t-shirt and used a rubber band to hold it over a small batter bowl) and pour this mixture in.
• Allow the syrup to strain through and then squeeze the pulp in your cloth to get the rest out. You will have this pretty pink (sticky!) syrup.
• When the syrup has cooled to room temperature, add it to a two liter bottle.
• Add the remaining ingredients, put the cap on tightly and give it a slight shake to mix it up.
• Leave the bottle to sit at room temperature for 24-48 hours, feeling the bottle to see if it has any give.
• When it is firm, you know you're ready to go! Open it to hear your fizz!
• Close it back up tightly and put it in the fridge!
• I'm sure you won't have a problem with this because it's so refreshing that you'll probably have a glass at least once a day, but make sure to open the bottle occasionally to make sure you let some of the carbonation out.

INCREDIBLE PUNCH

Steps:

• In a large plastic container, combine cranberry-raspberry juice with the pina colada mix. Freeze overnight.
• Remove from freezer 30 minutes prior to serving. To serve place frozen slush in punch bowl and slowly add raspberry ginger ale.

RASPBERRY ALE

Steps:

• Measure out all grains using a scale. Run the grain through a mill to crack the husk and release the starch; a supplier can do this. In a 6 to 10 gallon boiling pot, with screen in bottom, also known as a false bottom, add the gypsum to 2 1/2 gallons of water preheated to 168 degrees F. Pour crushed grains and wheat into the water and stir until mixed thoroughly. Cover the pot and let stand for about one hour periodically checking the to be sure it stays between 146 to 152 degrees F.
• Have available another 6 to 10 gallon pot of water heated to 180 to 190 degrees F also on the stove, about 7 gallons worth.
• Remove grain pots' cover, sparging [spraying], and gently sprinkle the hot water over the grain mixture until you get 2 to 3 inches of water on top of the mixture. Then attach a flexible tube to the outflow of the grain pot (masher) and turn the spigot on. This opens a valve that allows drainage of the sweet liquid (wort) from the bottom. Keep a steady stream of hot water sprinkling over the mixture while allowing a third pot to be filled with the drainage (this takes about 20 minutes).
• Once you have collected about 6 1/2 gallons close the spigot and stop the sprinkling then place this pot on the stove. Bring to a boil (this takes about 25 to 30 minutes). Once brought to a boiling, start a timer, and boil for a total of 10 minutes without any hops.
• Add Willamette hops and 1/2 ounce Fuggles hops; for bittering, continue to boil. After an additional 45 minutes add remaining Fuggles hops for flavor, add the copper chilling coil to sterilize it and continue to boil.
• After an additional 14 minutes add Kent Goldings hops for aroma, stir, and immediately switch off the heat. Remove the pot containing the wort to the sink, attach one plastic tube to faucet and the copper inflow and another to the copper outflow, the other end runs into the sink, and turn on the cold water. Cool it down to fermentation temperature of 75-degrees F. This takes about 20 to 25 minutes.
• Next, the wort is transferred into a 5 gallon sterilized fermenter. Shake the container to add air to the wort. Finally the yeast is added to the fermenter and an airlock is attached. This fermenter is allowed to stand for 1 week prior to the addition of the raspberries.
• At the end of the week, take a large stockpot and add the raspberries and 1 to 2 quarts water. Bring ingredients to 140-degrees F. and allow to stay at this temperature for 30 minutes.
• Set aside and let cool. Once cooled, add this into a 6 gallon sanitized fermenter through a sterilized funnel. Siphon the beer from the previous week into the same fermenter once the raspberries have cooled. If you do not let it cool, you could kill the yeast. Attach airlock and allow it to ferment an additional week.
• At the end of the week siphon the beer off the raspberries into a third fermenter and allow to finish fermentation for 1 to 2 more weeks.

RASPBERRY-LIME GINGER SAUCE

Steps:

• Stir together sugar and lime juice in a small saucepan over medium heat until sugar has dissolved. Let cool slightly. Process raspberries and ginger in a food processor until coarsely chopped. With processor running, add lime syrup in a slow, steady stream, and process until smooth. Pour through a fine sieve into a medium bowl, pressing out any remaining juices; discard seeds. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve, up to 2 days.

FROZEN GINGER-RASPBERRY MARGARITA

Steps:

• Moisten rim of 1 cocktail glass with lime wedge. If desired, sprinkle sugar on a plate; dip rim in sugar. In a blender, add tequila, ginger liqueur, raspberry liqueur, lime juice and raspberries. Puree until smooth; pour into prepared glass. Garnish with lime wedge and, if desired, crystalized ginger and raspberries.

GINGERSNAP-RASPBERRY SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees with one rack positioned in center of oven; line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter, shortening, and 1 cup sugar on medium speed. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and ginger.
• Add maple syrup to butter mixture; beat to combine. Beat in egg until well combined. Reduce mixer speed to low; slowly add the reserved flour mixture, a little at a time, until well blended.
• Place remaining cup sugar in a bowl. Measure 2 teaspoons dough; roll into a ball. Roll dough in sugar; transfer to sheet. Repeat, spacing balls 3 inches apart. Bake until golden, about 12 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool. Form and bake the remaining dough.
• Spread about 2 teaspoons jam over half of the cookies; place a second cookie on top of jam-covered ones, making sandwiches. Serve.