home made ginger beer my way ...

[stuey]

That's a good result then! :thumb:

Shed extension next to house the increasing stock!

 

That's a good result then! :thumb:

Shed extension next to house the increasing stock!

no stuey.. :nono: .
i cant have more sheds i got 3 now
ill just have to make room for my honda in one of the other sheds...

but it would mean its a lot harder for me to get it in or out...
thats the only reason its still in there at the moment...

regards mick... :hat:

 

ok i stopped putting it off any longer...
i found a bit of board put some bits on it ...
so i could use it as a ramp...
then i cleared out my shed then put the honda in there ...
freeing up more space in the beer store... :)

job done .... .

regards mick... :hat: .

 

Brilliant post mick, i did a coopers ginger beer kit before, but that didn't turn out!
Love how your keeping us upto date with the pictures, very informative, i think i'll do one of these after the spring thing!

Keeps us informed as to the taste etc!!
Nice one!!
:thumb:

ok so i tried my ginger beer today ...
and its lush not to sweet with a nice ginger peppery bite that lasts...
very nince indeed...
but at 6.6% after 2 bottles you no youv had them ... .

next time ill only do half the sugar so it will be 3.3%... :whistle:
apart from the % i love it ill defo do this one again ... :thumb: :thumb:
heres a pic...

YES I NO ITS LABELED WRONG ITS NOT ALE ITS BEER ...
but i done the lables before i was told it wasnt ale...

regards mick... :hat: .

 

[second2none]

I bought a load of ginger and did 10L of gingerbeer the had some left over to change the recipe learning from my first batch... But have been distracted resently and when Came round to having a spare demijohn this is what I found to my horror! At first I thought it was something eating my ginger!!

 

[Tim_Crowhurst]

You might find this useful, second2none:

http://www.kew.org/plant-cultures/plant ... ow_it.html

 

[second2none]

:grin: thanks have just done that
I like the idea of a free supply of fresh ginger!

Thanks for the link!! :
I never thought it was so easy to grow ginger

 

[Swingbaw]

Hi Mick,
I've just mixed up a batch using your recipe, I've halved the amounts as I'm only using 10 ltr FV's.

I added my yeast, waited 15-20mins then took a hydrometer reading which only measured 500, is this ok or have I went wrong somewhere..

Any advice would be appreciated, cheers :thumb:

 

Hi Mick,
I've just mixed up a batch using your recipe, I've halved the amounts as I'm only using 10 ltr FV's.

I added my yeast, waited 15-20mins then took a hydrometer reading which only measured 500, is this ok or have I went wrong somewhere..

Any advice would be appreciated, cheers :thumb:

sorry bud ...
im not the best with a hydrometer
but i dont no where your getting a 500 reading from ...

i just looked on my hydrometer and cant see 500 on there ...
but dont worry some one will be alone to tell you what you want to know...

to be fair i dont think theres much that can go wrong with this recipe
it sounds to me you done ok ... :thumb: .

regards mick... :hat: .

 

[Mick May]

as you can see i done this ginger beer some time agoe ...

in the last 3 weeks iv made 4 more of them all totaly from scratch ...
i have to say i love the syuff... .


regards mick... :hat: .

 

[Mick May]

i seam to have a ginger beer problem ???
the first 2 batches i done was great very gingery and a nice pepery after burn in the mouth ...

but iv done 4 more batches since and iv noticed it dont have the same amount of ginger taste or the pepery after burn it there but not as strong ...
yet iv put more ginger root in and more powderd ginger ...

the only thing i im wondering is ...
i also put a extra satchet of cream of tartar in aswell cus of the extra ginger ...

do you think its this cooling things down ...

if not im stumped ...

regards mick... :hat: .

 

[Mick May]

no one got any ideas ???


regards mick... :hat: .

 

[Mulled]

Hey Mick

Followed this thread closely..another brew added to the list :party:

Saw your last post about the taste difference in other batches; could it be that the ginger is being harvested from different plants so some of the roots are weaker in general "gingeriness" than others? In making the beer you have added both normal ginger and maybe some not quite as powerful?

It's either that or you have drunk enough of the beer to be immune :whistle:


Mulled

 

[Mick May]

Hey Mick

Followed this thread closely..another brew added to the list :party:

Saw your last post about the taste difference in other batches; could it be that the ginger is being harvested from different plants so some of the roots are weaker in general "gingeriness" than others? In making the beer you have added both normal ginger and maybe some not quite as powerful?

It's either that or you have drunk enough of the beer to be immune :whistle:


Mulled

thanks bud ...
im not sure whats going on with it ...
mabe your right about the root being from a weeker plant ...


haha i dont think im immune lol..
not yet anyway... .


regards mick... :hat: .

 

[Mulled]

Mick
I have been looking through stuff on Ginger Beer. The other reason for lack of oomph in your recent product could be the boiling process. If you look back a few pages, gl0kage says that boiling reduces the power of the Ginger....So, a slightly more vigorous time on the stove may be the cause you are looking for.

Regards

Mulled

 

[Mick May]

Mick
I have been looking through stuff on Ginger Beer. The other reason for lack of oomph in your recent product could be the boiling process. If you look back a few pages, gl0kage says that boiling reduces the power of the Ginger....So, a slightly more vigorous time on the stove may be the cause you are looking for.

Regards

Mulled

thank you mulled... :thumb:
you are a star ...
the next one i do im not going to let it boil for more than 2 minets ...
then ill just have it on high simmer for the rest of the time ...

but iv got 3 batches to drink first lol...
as i said its still nice just not great ...

regards mick... :hat: .

 

[wurge]

How do you get it so clear Mick! Mine looks like bath water!