Ginger plant....

[potty]

I had a go at making a ginger plant in the hope of making some ginger beer.. followed the instructions to the letter as well as and exploding bottle it tasted awful :sick: and felt it was a waste of time. I have tried to rescue this by putting the remaining liquid into a DJ and added more ginger and sugar and a little more yeast.. it is fermenting away happily now but I'm not sure what it will become a wine or a beer. :wha: I was thinking of letting it ferment out then put it into pop bottles primed with a little sugar and sweetener to taste. I would think this would be quite alcoholic due to the fermenting.. Anyone got any thoughts on this ?? :wha:

 

[Virgilartois]

I find it comes out bone dry but that's not always a bad thing. Did you take a hydrometer reading for three days to make sure it had finished fermenting? I find my ginger beer finishes out as low as 0.998 (and is often as high as 8% ABV!) so patience is key with such a high amount of fermentables in the usual GA recipe.

If you have it in demijohns now, I say leave it with a bubbler until you're *positive* it's finished fermenting, then rack to clear glass bottles (or PET soda bottles if you must) with half a teaspoon of plain sugar per 500ml. Some choose to add Canderel or Splenda to artificially sweeten it and I have done this before with good results. Leave the bottles on the warm for 4 days, then pop them in the fridge or cellar to chill.

Remember, it's still going to come out dry BUT you can easily mix it with lemonade to make a brilliant summer drink. Some people here have also mentioned making a sweeting syrup using sugar mixed with warm water to mix it with. Good luck and reply if you need more info!

 

[potty]

I didn't take a reading before but it is still in the DJ fermenting away will take a reading when it done and see just how dry it is.. Don't like the idea of using sweeteners but don't like the idea of exploding bottles either.. :shock: Thanks for the info will report back on the result.

 

[greencheapsk8]

With my limited experience in ginger beer, I found that Racking to remove sediment also removed the ginger particles. Not sure how to solve this :wha:

 

[potty]

I have just done this and it does not taste of ginger at all yet the stuff that went down the sink smelled very nice indeed.. think I should just give it up as a bad job and let it go the way of the rest of it......

 

[Virgilartois]

There's a forum recipe for Ginger Beer written by Rickthebrew that I swear by. It's easy as cake and so popular in this house that I make at least 5 gallons a month. The ingredients are cheap and you can buy all of them at your local supermarket. I wouldn't bother with those Ginger Plant kits... Here's a link to the recipe:

http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=5982&start=0

I personally leave out the dried ginger and often use a little less than a kg of fresh ginger but make it as per your tastes! It's brilliant mixed with lemonade.

 

[hong]

I was wanting to have a bash at this recipe ( fiery ginger beer ) my only question is, does it not come out too thin? The recipe doesnt include anything to give it body i.e raisins,sultanas, grape juice spraymalt etc.

 

[Stone Cold]

I have just bottled my first go at this ginger recipe, me and virgilartois made one brewday about a month ago and its great stuff not thin at all, best ginger beer i ever tasted.