Homemade Ginger Beer - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs ginger, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 gallon boiling water
1 1/2 cups freshly squeezed lime juice (about 8 limes)
1 1/2 cups superfine sugar

Preparation

Place ginger in a food processor, and process until finely chopped.
Transfer to a large pot, and add boiling water.
Allow to stand for 1 hour.
Drain with a fine sieve lined with a double thickness of damp cheesecloth.
Discard solids.
Add lime juice and sugar, and stir to dissolve.