Ginger bug
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41 · A ginger bug is a natural ferment that can be used as a starter culture for homemade sodas, ginger ale, or root beer. Using just three ingredients - organic ginger, sugar, and water - I'll teach you how to make a ginger bug at home. | Homestead Honey #fermentation #homemadesoda #recipe
41 · A ginger bug is a natural ferment that can be used as a starter culture for homemade sodas, ginger ale, or root beer. Using just three ingredients - organic ginger, sugar, and water - I'll teach you how to make a ginger bug at home. | Homestead Honey #fermentation #homemadesoda #recipe
Ingredients
Produce
- • 3 tbsp Ginger, organic root
Baking & Spices
- • 1/2 cup Sugar
Liquids
- • 2 cups Water

Alicia Clark saved to drinks
10 · Ginger bug is the EASIEST fermented soda pop. Anyone can make a ginger bug starter. All you need is sugar, ginger and a bit of patience. Ginger bug soda is a traditional remedy for nausea, and ginger is full of antioxidants, making it immune boosting as well!
Ingredients
Produce
- • 1 large piece Ginger, fresh organic
Baking & Spices
- • 5 tbsp Sugar
Liquids
- • 3 1/4 cups Water
Drink the health benefits of ginger everyday with this simple recipe to start you very own ginger bug. Good for homemade ginger-ale.

Diane Fogel saved to grain free/ paleo
97 · How to create a ginger bug to use as the beneficial culture to make healthy fermented homemade sodas like old fashioned ginger ale or root beer.
97 · How to create a ginger bug to use as the beneficial culture to make healthy fermented homemade sodas like old fashioned ginger ale or root beer.
Ingredients
Produce
- • 1 Ginger, fresh organic roots
Baking & Spices
- • 1/2 cup White sugar
Liquids
- • 2 cups Water, filtered
Debbie Cuddy saved to Homemade Ginger Ale
What is a ginger bug anyways? Learn the uses, benefits, recipe, as well as how to make, care for and feed your own ginger bug.

Brenda Swanepoel saved to Beer
Home made ginger ale made with a ginger bug is naturally fizzy and probiotic. Endless flavor variations.
Find out how to make a traditional fermented base for making homemade natural sodas and more by making a ginger bug at home. A little ginger, a little honey or sugar, and a little time…. And you’ve got a ginger bug! Complete directions and how to use your bug included in this tutorial! I'm always
Emily McWaters saved to recipes
Answers to all your most frequent questions about making and maintaining a Ginger Bug. Is it still alive? How often should I feed it? Can I remove the ginger pieces? Will it ever go bad?
Ginger bug… a fermented slurry of fresh ginger root and sugar that you maybe didn’t know you needed. It’s a nearly fool-proof fermentation adventure you should saddle up for. With all the medicinal and nutritional benefits of ginger root, plus the digestive magic of probiotics, this easy-to-make ginger bug can be used to craft simple, delicious, and much healthier homemade ginger ale and other naturally fermented sodas.
Ingredients
Produce
- • 1 tbsp Ginger, organic root
Baking & Spices
- • 1 tbsp Cane sugar, organic
Liquids
- • 1 cup Non-chlorinated water
All you need to know to make your own Ginger Ale from scratch, including making a Ginger Bug, Waking it Up, and more. Enjoy!

The Growler Girdle saved to Home Brewing