Ginger Beer?

[prodigal2]

Enjoy PoP, word of warning the Bundaberg stuff is like very drinkable rocket fuel.
I have a load at home awaiting my return in hopefuly a month, when I last tasted it, it rocked . All the SWMBO said was its not like the ginger beer of her youth, all you can say to that is, "well DUH its about 7%, I hope it isnt like the stuff from your childhood!!"

[maxashton]

I just pitched yeast into my ginger beer.
Not sure how good its going to be, gravity was rather low.

[PieOPah]

Well despite worries of a stuck ferment, this does seem to be doing something - very slowly...

Tastes fantastic but I may have put a little too much Ginger (1Kg). Got a great bite to the drink but I just think it would be too much for a rage amount. Might be better chilled. Still, I think that will a splash of lemonade it will be great.

[prodigal2]

Bundaberg ginger beer Update

I've given this a good tasting now, and damn, its really good but it is more potent than TC and inn future I will make most of it in 500ml PET bottles, seeing as 2l bottle of the stuff is the road to absent brain cells

this stuff will be perfect for a summers day, its light and gingery, similar taste to a fizzy Stones ginger cordial.

I will be trying a 10-15l batch with a lager yeast, spliting into3 batches and flavouring with dried chilli in 1, as is in another, and FV 3 not sure yet.

[stevezx7r]

I've joined the ginger beer club !

Yesturday I boiled about 5 litres still mineral water (89p from asda) in a pan, added 1kg dextrose powder and an unknown quantity of root ginger (it was around 6 inches long x 3 inches wide - my scales are broken). I used Youngs ale yeast and added some yeast nutrient.

It's bubbling well but hasn't formed the "head" I expected to see a'la "normal" ale. It tasted great before I bottled it, very sweet, so hopefully once it's done fermenting the sweetness will have subsided a bit leaving a good ginger ale/beer/alcopop for a weekend drink.

BTW, the SG was 1092 ! I hope it ferments down to around 1000 ! That should put hairs on me palms.

Later !

[prodigal2]

Steve, say goodbye to your braincells.

That will take upto a month to ferment down, and I think ginger wine would be a better way to describe your brew. Don't forget to bottle in PET bottles and leave for a couple of months to condition.

Enjoy

[pongobilly]

i want to do a ginger beer in a demijohn, can anyone show me the way

[prodigal2]

Hey there PB sorry about not posting sooner.

If you go to page one of this subject thread, there is a recipy for Bundaberg ginger beer, if you divide the recipe by 3 you will be a a demijohn sized mix, though don't fill beyond the shoulder of the DJ. I used salvaged safeale 04 from a wherry, and I will say keep it in PET bottles when conditioning for a month, it is really quaffable.

PoP has changed the recipe, but I think its good as is.


If you do a search on this forum there is also a quick ginger beer by vossy1 which only take a week and is very good.

Easy Ginger Beer...I can't be bothered with the plant as it yields similar results

I like my ginger beer strong so:-

1 x 2ltr pop bottle (sterilised), 1 cup of sugar, 4oz of root ginger (I like to grate mine or stick it in a blender), juice of 1 lemon and a teaspoon of yeast.

Mix it all together in the bottle and leave for 24 hrs in a warm room...hey presto Ginger Beer

It will still ferment, albeit slowly in a fridge and if you dont touch it for a week it will be about 3.5%.

Mine never lasts that long Razz Very Happy

To add extra spice add 1 teaspoon of grated habernero chilli

Hot not angry, don't know if the chilli's spelt correctly

There are as many GB recipes as there are hours in the year, crack on and tell us which way you went

[drsmurto]

i want to do a ginger beer in a demijohn, can anyone show me the way

Yep, divide the 15L bunbaberg Gb recipe by 3 to get your 5 L batch.

I will add a few comments.

Its very dry. I like it, some dont. Tried adding lactose in varying quantities to appease the sweet tooths. Up to 250g in a 15L batch and cant taste it. Watered down with lemonade its a big hit. I like it as is. Bottled in glass and has been for 3 months now and no bombs even after moving them in the back of a trailer to new home!

Next on my list to tweak the recipe is to steep some crystal malt. Might also sub in half the raw sugar with dried malt extract. Might also try S-04 or US56 yeasts.

Cheers
DrSmurto

[prodigal2]

i want to do a ginger beer in a demijohn, can anyone show me the way

Yep, divide the 15L bunbaberg Gb recipe by 3 to get your 5 L batch.

I will add a few comments.

Its very dry. I like it, some dont. Tried adding lactose in varying quantities to appease the sweet tooths. Up to 250g in a 15L batch and cant taste it. Watered down with lemonade its a big hit. I like it as is. Bottled in glass and has been for 3 months now and no bombs even after moving them in the back of a trailer to new home!

Next on my list to tweak the recipe is to steep some crystal malt. Might also sub in half the raw sugar with dried malt extract. Might also try S-04 or US56 yeasts.

Cheers
DrSmurto

S-04 works really well (at the time I did'nt have any champagne yeast)

Oh and cheers for posting the recipe its been a great hit. The only down side is neat it is a real sledge hammer on the brain cells