ginger ale made in 1 gallon demijohn?? help needed 1st time

[mickeypearce]

hey guys,iam new to all this,anyone got a recipe for ginger ale,iam using a demijohn 1 gallon as my 1st batch..

Not sure how much sugar,lemons and ginger to use,

Iam ok on how to do it,just on the ratios of the mix.

Thanks guys!

jez

 

[Glen]

If its the stuff i am making then look no further than http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=5982
have fun :thumb:

 

[second2none]

Ginger beer is so difficult to get sweet!
I have lots of different ways but aways recommend ....

http://www.liquorcraft.com.au/wa.asp?idWebPage=13634&idDetails=107

As being the best! But it will require some lactose and spray malt, but to me is well worth doing it right!
Ginger beer will ferment down to below 1.000 so be very careful when bottling it

 

[mickeypearce]

Thanks guys great info,




regards jez

 

[jampot]

viewtopic.php?f=39&t=5982

 

[mickeypearce]

prob best to not try anything wacky on 1st go,think prob best to just use sugar, got to give it a go.

500g sugar
1 teaspoon of ground ginger
1 sachet champagne yeast
1 lemon sliced
cinnamon stick
250 g of groung ginger root,(i love ginger beer with a kick).

was thinking of adding some golden syrup to sweet it up a bit as i hear its hard to get ginger beer sweet.

Thanks again,does this sound alright for a 1 gallon size batch

regards jez

 

[golder247]

it does seem to be pretty tough to make it sweet, but the fiery ginger beer recipe on here is pretty good.. it will get you wellied though.. brilliant!!