Ginger bug soda version 1
Recipe: Ginger bug & fermented sodas Made 2026-06-20
After day 2 there was still no sign of bubbling, so I reduced the feeding to only every second day to not overdo the sugar. Even though the kitchen was quite warm (>25C) after 8 days there was still no bubbling. I lost patience and added about 3 Tbsp of kombucha that I was fermenting at the same time and that had formed a nice SCOBY and was fizzing. A day later the ginger bug was very active with foaming and fizzing on the top. I left it another day, and then stopped the fermentation.
Photos from day 9:
Taste: Slightly funky, sour, very gingery. Good! A bit alcoholic perhaps?
Continue with making a soda by straining the ginger bug and adding some yuzu syrup, then mixing with fizzy water. Very tasty, but maybe not much different than ginger shot with fizzy water? Not sure I get much funkiness.