Ginger Beer

. . . and alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages other than beer and spirits. Post discussion on recipes, methods, equipment and the like about these drinks here.

Postby yardglass » Tuesday Jan 17, 2006 6:35 pm

thankya......thankya very much.
excuse me... your karma just ran over my dogma.

GOOD BREWS
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Postby dags64 » Tuesday Jan 17, 2006 9:04 pm

yardglass wrote:thankya......thankya very much.


just dont leave the building :wink:
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Postby Stangas » Thursday Feb 23, 2006 12:37 am

Thought i would fill you guys in on my ginger beer that i made 3 months ago. I used a recipe from this site that had chilli's in it.

I have just placed it into a keg and now on tap.. tastes awesome.. you get the gingery hit, then the chilli lingers quite nicely.

Am still in the stages of gassing, but dont think it will be very far from ready. i am trying to find the link to the recipe.. well worth trying.
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Postby thisispants » Thursday Feb 23, 2006 9:10 am

ok....so sorry for being damn slow....but i was reading the brigalow kit directions the other day at the store, and it said for non alcoholic ginger beer, dont add sugar into the bottles before bottling.....

and also dont add any into the fermenter before leaving it for 2-3 hours.

I always thought you need to add sugar into the bottles before bottling to get bubbles?
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Postby velophile » Thursday Feb 23, 2006 11:55 am

thisispants wrote:ok....so sorry for being damn slow....but i was reading the brigalow kit directions the other day at the store, and it said for non alcoholic ginger beer, dont add sugar into the bottles before bottling.....

and also dont add any into the fermenter before leaving it for 2-3 hours.

I always thought you need to add sugar into the bottles before bottling to get bubbles?



The Coopers kit says the same.
I assume there are fermentables in the kit & that will give enough carbonation. My last ginger beer is fast running out (Coopers + 1kg raw sugar). I'm keen to get another going with more sugar for a bit of a kick.
Has anyone gone more than 2kg sugar in a ginger beer kit?

I have a long queue of brews waiting for the fermenter. Maybe I need 2 fermenters or 3........ :roll:
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Postby Stangas » Saturday Feb 25, 2006 5:57 pm

Yeasts for ginger beer??

i used a champagne yeast, and found it quite cidery.. can an ale yeast be used successfully?
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Postby Chris » Saturday Feb 25, 2006 6:44 pm

Yes, just use your normal ale temp ranges.
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