# How to get/make ginger beer syrup?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-make-ginger-beer-syrup/758054>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** beer\
**Created:** [June 22, 2016, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-make-ginger-beer-syrup/758054 "2016-06-22T16:05:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2016, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-make-ginger-beer-syrup/758054/1 "2016-06-22T16:05:54Z")

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I have a sodastream and I want to make my own ginger beer. Not ginger ale, I already know where to get that. I’ve heard that ginger syrup is easy to make. How can I do it?

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**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2016, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-make-ginger-beer-syrup/758054/2 "2016-06-22T16:52:48Z")

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It’s easy to buy:  
[https://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=ginger+beer+extract&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=81047977879&hvpos=1o3&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16080198374848360612&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd\_sl\_8tndjxof14\_b](https://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=ginger+beer+extract&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=81047977879&hvpos=1o3&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16080198374848360612&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_8tndjxof14_b)

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**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-make-ginger-beer-syrup/758054/3 "2016-06-22T17:33:47Z")

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Chop up some fresh ginger root into a pot filled with three parts sugar to two parts water. Boil for about 20 minutes - watch it like a hawk to make sure it doesn’t boil over. Strain and pour it into a bottle while still hot.