Lime Ginger Beer

Ingredients

• 2.5 pounds fresh grated ginger
• 4 small limes, juiced and zest from 1
• 2 lemons, juiced and zest from 1
• 1/2 cinnamon stick
• 30 peppercorns
• 1/2 cup pineapple juice
• 1 tsp. cayenne powder
• 3 dried chilli peppers, crushed
• dash fennel seeds
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• pinch sea salt
• 10 cups white sugar
• 5 cups dark brown sugar
• 1 pkg. champagne yeast (IE: Lalvin EC-118)
• 5 gallons water