Ginger Bug Starter Recipe from Zero Waste Cheg

Ingredients

To Start

• 1 tbsp grated unpeeled organic ginger
• 1 tbsp granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups water

To Feed Daily

• 1 tbsp grated unpeeled organic ginger
• 1 tbsp granulated sugar

Directions

1. In a glass jar, combine about 1 tbsp grated unpeeled organic ginger and 1 tbsp sugar.
2. Add 1 1/2 cups water and stir vigorously. Cover your jar with a small breathable cloth.
3. Feed your bug 1 tbsp grated ginger and 1 tbsp sugar daily. Stir vigorously.
4. Your bug should be ready to use in about 5 days. It will bubble and smell yeasty, have a cloudy yellow color with sludgy-looking white sediment at the bottom of the jar and some of the ginger will float to the top.