Easy Ginger Beer

• 1 cup peeled and chopped fresh ginger (about 6 ounces)
• 1 cup turbinado sugar
• 4 allspice berries
• 2 cloves
• 1 tablespoon chopped crystallized ginger
• 1 liter seltzer
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice, optional

1. Combine the ginger, sugar, allspice, cloves spices, and crystallized ginger, and 2 cups of water in a medium saucepan.
2. Bring to a boil.
3. Remove from the heat, cover and let steep for 45 minutes.
4. Prepare a large bowl set over an ice bath.
5. Strain the ginger syrup into the bowl, pressing out all the liquid from the ginger.
6. Cool to room temperature.
7. Just before serving, stir together the ginger syrup and seltzer in a pitcher.
8. Add the lime juice if desired.
9. Serve over ice.

fresh ginger, turbinado sugar, berries, cloves, ginger, seltzer, lime juice

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/easy-ginger-beer.html (may not work)