{10/24} Small-Batch Ginger Ale Brewing

Class Details

Date: Saturday, October 24
Time: 6:00–8:00 PM
Ages: 16+ (participants under 16 must attend with an adult)
Instructor: Stan Bailey
Location: Handcraft Revival, 1365 S 1100 E, Salt Lake City
Skill Level: Beginner-friendly
Included: Fresh brewing ingredients and four swing-top bottles
Take Home: A small batch of naturally fermenting ginger ale

Learn how to make ginger ale from scratch using fresh ginger, whole ingredients, and traditional fermentation methods—without syrups, canned mixes, or shortcuts.

Stan will guide students through the process of brewing naturally fermented ginger ale, including how fermentation creates carbonation and how to balance ginger’s warmth and spice with sweetness and fizz.

With the holidays approaching, homemade ginger ale is a wonderful drink to have ready for gatherings. Serve it on its own, use it in festive punches and mocktails, or make a Moscow mule-style drink with lime and mint. We’ll discuss ways to adjust the flavor and use your ginger ale as a base for both nonalcoholic holiday drinks and traditional cocktails.

Each student will bottle a small batch to take home and continue fermenting.

What You’ll Learn

• The basics of natural fermentation
• How to brew ginger ale using fresh, whole ingredients
• How natural carbonation develops
• How to balance ginger, sweetness, spice, and fizz
• Safe bottling, fermentation, and storage practices
• A brief history of homemade sodas and fermented drinks
• How to use ginger ale in holiday punches, mocktails, and Moscow mule-style drinks

What You’ll Make

• One small batch of naturally fermented ginger ale

Students will make enough ginger ale to fill approximately six swing-top bottles.

What’s Included

• Four swing-top bottles
• Fresh ginger and brewing ingredients
• Simple packaging materials
• Guided instruction throughout the class
• Instructions for completing fermentation at home

To help keep the overall class cost lower, registration includes four bottles. If your batch produces additional ginger ale, you may leave the remainder with us for future demonstrations or purchase additional swing-top bottles during checkout.

Ticket Options

Full Ticket: Class + Supplies

Includes admission, brewing ingredients, four swing-top bottles, and all necessary supplies.

Returning Student Ticket: Bring Your Own Bottles

For students who have previously attended one of our ginger ale, root beer, or kombucha classes and are bringing back swing-top bottles originally purchased from Handcraft Revival.

Please bring six to eight bottles if you would like to take home any extra ginger ale produced during class.

For safety reasons, only swing-top bottles purchased from Handcraft Revival may be reused for this class.

Work-Together Add-On Ticket

This ticket must be purchased alongside a Full or Returning Student Ticket.

It allows a second participant to attend and share the same batch, ingredients, and bottles—perfect for couples, friends, or a parent and teen attending together.

Limit one add-on per main ticket.

Helpful Notes

• No previous fermentation or brewing experience is required.
• Fermentation will continue after class; detailed care instructions will be provided.
• Please transport your bottles home carefully and keep them upright.
• This makes a fun autumn date night or evening out with a friend.
• Alcohol is not used to make the ginger ale. Ideas for both nonalcoholic Moscow mules and traditional cocktail variations will be discussed.

Refund & Transfer Policy

Tickets are refundable for store credit up to one week before the event. After that, tickets may be transferred to another person but are nonrefundable. Please give us at least 24 hours’ notice when possible.