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Thanks, due to the YouTube video that inspired this attempt, I got a bag of Cooper's carbonation drops for the secondary fermentation. The initial fermentation was done with equal amounts of honey and table sugar. It's a fun learning process whatever happens. Our second bottling session went so...

So if the initial SG reading really was 1.120 due to the high sugar content and the reading after a week of fermentation is 1.01 is this going to be a viable brew for bottling? It tastes quite dry at the moment hardly any sweetness at all.

My assistant intern of 39 years yesterday, just tested with the hydrometer, the sugar solution I was about to add to the batch to make it a little more alcoholic. we saw a reading in this very sugary water very close to our initial SG reading in the brew bucket. This might indicate that our...

Thanks, next time I'll do that for sure.

There are no hops in any of the alcoholic ginger beer recipes I've seen so far. I'm starting with alcoholic ginger beer because it appeals more to my better half than most beer options. I quite like the spiciness of it too, though beer generally is OK by me. Whichever brew it is, there's a lot...

Thanks, I'll take a lot more careful readings in future.

Thanks, my confidence is growing by leaps and bounds.:)

Based on a very impressive YouTube video, though not quite adhering to the exact recipe: 2 handfuls of ginger root (chopped) 1 litre boiling water 300g honey 300g sugar .5 kilos light spray malt All simmered for about 20 mins, then added to the brew bucket. making up the water level to 7...

I really appreciate that! So very reassuring. You've made my afternoon. I still find the numbers quite confusing though.

Hello, I'm new to brewing beer. I bought the "Alla" beer and wine hydrometer from Young's for my second batch of ginger beer. After adding all ingredients into my brewing bucket, apart from the yeast, I took an initial SG reading. The fact that this reading was 1.120 came as no surprise because...