CRANBERRY BEER

Cranberry Beer  is a new and refreshing drink with little hint of sweet and spiciness making it a perfect drink for your next party or to sip on just before your dinner. The pretty color makes anyone simply fall in love with the drink.

I have prepared cranberry beer by using beer of my choice and adding cranberry syrup that we used for Sparkling Cranberry Panak. 

If you are wondering what a panak or panakam is, it is a refreshing and flavorful sweet and spicy Indian drink prepared using combination of peppercorns, cardamom, and ginger along with jaggery and lemon juice. All these spices are simply diluted along with jaggery in water. This is specially made as a cooling drink to beat the heat during summer. Today, I have used this as a base (or idea) for my drink, but with a twist. The twist is ofcourse the addition of cranberries, and I have completely skipped lemon juice and substituted jaggery with sugar.

The aroma from the cardamom, flavor from ginger, the spicy kick from peppercorns, sweetness from sugar syrup combined with the tartness from the cranberries makes this drink a show stopper!

I have prepared a flavorful cranberry syrup using all these ingredients, which can then be stored in refrigerator and used as and when required. Yes, if you are planning to make some drink for Christmas you can prepare this ahead of time. When you are ready to serve add syrup in the glass and pour the beer. The amount of syrup you add can be varied as per your liking.

To prepare this syrup – use a blender or mixer, grind cranberries, fresh ginger, peppercorns and whole cardamom to fine paste adding water. Make a simple sugar syrup and to this add the ground cranberry paste and bring it to a boil. Strain the syrup and place it in the refrigerator till you are ready to serve. When refrigerated, the syrup will remain fresh for about two weeks.

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Detailed Recipe for Cranberry Beer

Cranberry Beer

Kushi

Cranberry Beer  is a new and refreshing drink with little hint of sweet and spiciness making it a perfect drink for your next party or to sip on just before your dinner. The pretty color makes anyone simply fall in love with the drink 

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Total Time 25 mins

Ingredients

  

• 2 cups Frozen Cranberries
• 2 tablespoon Fresh ginger chopped
• 2 teaspoon Whole peppercorns
• ½ teaspoon Whole Cardamom seeds
• 1 cup + 2 cups Water
• 2 cups Sugar
• Beer of your choice as needed

Instructions

 

Step I

• In a blender or mixer, grind cranberries, whole peppercorns, ginger, whole cardamom seeds along with about 1 cup of water to form smooth paste.
• Pour 2 cups sugar and 2 cups water in a saucepan on medium-high heat. Boil until the syrup starts bubbling at the edges, and the syrup changes from being cloudy to being clear. This is a sign that the sugar has dissolved completely. Lower the heat to medium and continue simmering the syrup until it has reduced by about 20 to 25 percent.
• Now add the ground cranberry paste and bring it to a boil. Remove from heat and let it cool slightly (about 20 minutes).
• Then, strain the syrup into a jar and keep it in the refrigerator till you are ready to serve.
• Pour the left-over cranberry pulp into an ice-cube molds and place it in the freezer if desired. You can simply add 1 cube with ice cold water, sparkling water or even with beer and drink.

Step II

• When you are ready to serve, pour-in the cranberry syrup, about ¼ cup, into the glass and add beer.  Vary the amount of syrup as per taste
• You can even add couple of cubes of frozen pulp if desired. This is optional. Garnish it with some more cranberries.
• Cranberry Beer is ready. Serve and enjoy.

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