Another 'is this infected?' thread

[lovelldr]

Hi.

Started a Coopers ginger beer on Thursday. Made a few alterations, adding some lemon, more ginger, chilli, cinnamon, etc boiled up.

All seemed fine. Friday morning, was a good fermentation find by looks of it. Went in today to have a look, and smell was good, but looked weird. So, opened up, and was greeted with this:

Now, never seen a ferment go like this, but it may well be normal. Only really ever done beers and lagers, so not sure whether ginger beer would be different, but the big bubbles are worrying me.

Any thoughts and/ideas?

Cheers

 

[ScottM]

Just looks like it's going well to me. Not sure though :)

 

[lovelldr]

Just looks like it's going well to me. Not sure though :)

Yeah, that's what I'm hoping. Just that when I've seen fermenting beers, they're usually small little bubbles. Like the Coopers dark I've got on at the no, that's a small frothy head. This lookslike it's really liquidy bubbles, as if I added washing up liquid to it (pretty sure I didn't, lol).

So just after a bit of reassurance. It could just be this is how this fits because of all the sweeteners etc...

 

[ScottM]

Just looks like it's going well to me. Not sure though :)

Yeah, that's what I'm hoping. Just that when I've seen fermenting beers, they're usually small little bubbles. Like the Coopers dark I've got on at the no, that's a small frothy head. This lookslike it's really liquidy bubbles, as if I added washing up liquid to it (pretty sure I didn't, lol).

So just after a bit of reassurance. It could just be this is how this fits because of all the sweeteners etc...

The reason for the bigger bubbles etc will be because there is a lot less body. I'm guessing the ginger beer kits are really thin, like the home made stuff.

The less body the less head etc.

 

[Baz Chaz]

... Any thoughts and/ideas?

Put thi lad back on buddy and leave the yeasties having their party :party: it's going like a good un :thumb:

 

[lovelldr]

... Any thoughts and/ideas?

Put thi lad back on buddy and leave the yeasties having their party :party: it's going like a good un :thumb:

Lid was back on asap after I took the pic, lol.

Will leave it alone now, lol

 

[Baz Chaz]

don't worry you're not the first (or last) to worry if it's going OK ........ and in the words of Corporal Jones, "Don't panic Capn Mainwairing, don't panic" :rofl:

 

[pittsy]

yeah looks fine , got a good yeast there by the look of it , how much cinnamon did you add to it just looks like its a lot in there thats all and out of interest what yeast

 

[lovelldr]

yeah looks fine , got a good yeast there by the look of it , how much cinnamon did you add to it just looks like its a lot in there thats all and out of interest what yeast

Standard kit yeast. As for cinnamon, I used 2.5 sticks boiled in. Wasn't sure I'd put in enough to be honest. Looks like might be the other way around :p How did you know it looked to be a lot of cinnamon (I don't think I'd be able to tell from a picture like that :p lol)

 

[pittsy]

just got some in the fv as well , i used 2 tsp worth but ive got 1.7kg of root ginger floating around so no major foam for mine , also used cloves , ginger powder , dme , limes , lemons , and 7 spice . Ive had a sample and its hot but damn good so far , a few more days before bottling for me

 

[lovelldr]

just got some in the fv as well , i used 2 tsp worth but ive got 1.7kg of root ginger floating around so no major foam for mine , also used cloves , ginger powder , dme , limes , lemons , and 7 spice . Ive had a sample and its hot but damn good so far , a few more days before bottling for me

Is yours the coopers kit, or a "fiery ginger beer" adaptation? I made a fiery ginger beer that tasted foul. Might've been partly due to the yeast used (young's wine yeast), or use that it'd gone too dry. But this kit (with adaptations) tasted really nice from the wort. Not tried it yet though as a little while left to go :p

 

[pittsy]

1.7kg of root ginger
4tsp ginger powder
1kg of demerara sugar
1kg of honey
1kg light dried malt
4 cloves
2 tsp cinnamon
3/4 tsp 7 spice
1 tsp cream of tartar
2 limes
2 lemons
champagne yeast
24l brew

i used dme to give it more body and more spice to give it a kick it needed and also honey to help sweeten it a little as i don't think it ferments all the way out but with champagne yeast it may well do , also demerara sugar cuz it should be cleaner than cane sugar which i think was the main problem with the other recipe

 

[the-erl]

1.7kg of root ginger
4tsp ginger powder
1kg of demerara sugar
1kg of honey
1kg light dried malt
4 cloves
2 tsp cinnamon
3/4 tsp 7 spice
1 tsp cream of tartar
2 limes
2 lemons
champagne yeast
24l brew

i used dme to give it more body and more spice to give it a kick it needed and also honey to help sweeten it a little as i don't think it ferments all the way out but with champagne yeast it may well do , also demerara sugar cuz it should be cleaner than cane sugar which i think was the main problem with the other recipe

Sounds like a great recipe Pittsy, what's the process for brewing? I'd like to give this one a go! :drink:
Cheers,

Erl

 

[pittsy]

hi , simple enough , grated ginger into a large pan , pop in all spices and tartar plus limes and lemon (juices) boil for 30 mins add malts , honey and sugar boil for another 10 mins then add to fv alone with cold water to 23l pitch yeast when cool enough job done :thumb: