As I mentioned in my post of last night... we've started making some ginger beer.
Here's some photos :-)
Depsite looking a bit like a bowl of cheap Sweet Corn Soup this is infact what the beer has started life as...
This is the Ginger Beer after we've filtered and bottled it... only two bottles worth so far because we only had two empty bottles...
Now, there's a chance enough pressure could build up to pop the corks out of the bottles... hence the protection... bottles in a bucket to collect any spillage... corks can't fly off around the room because they're under the bowl... and just incase there's enough pressure to blow the bowl away... there's some phone books on the top... sorted.
I'm a little scared it'll taste of yeast and nothing else... hopefully the yeast will settle to the bottom and what's on top should be pure goodness...
If it is pure goodnees then bigger batch shall be made... we might even have some more empty wine bottles by then :-) If it's not... I need another idea of how to use ~1 metric tonne of root ginger.
There is at least one slight over exaggeration in this post...
I last made ginger beer many years ago... but I recall it tasting good.
Posted by: Joe on March 15, 2007 10:32 AMGinger wine appears to require more ginger than ginger beer. Also a lot more hastle to make.
Posted by: Chris on March 15, 2007 11:00 AMWell I think Ed and I have a difference of opinion. I'm pessimistic, it smells odd and I think it's going to taste nasty. Ed, ever the optimist seems to think it's going to taste good.
Posted by: Chris on March 15, 2007 12:31 PMIt doesn't smell odd! It smells of yeasty ginger beer! With any luck the yeasty smell will have dissappeared by the time drinking time comes! And then it'll just smell of ginger beer!
Whether the smell of ginger beer is good or not hinges on if you like ginger beer or not. I sense this brew might have a bit of a firey kick to it :-D
Posted by: Ed on March 15, 2007 12:39 PMYo,
When I make home-brew beer, I buy 2-litre value 'table water' bottles from sainsburys for 18p or whatever, and pour the water away (or brew with it) then use the bottles because they're pre-steralised and safe to 2000psi or whatever.
Sterilisation is your enemy with any form of brewing. Nasties in the brew will make it horrid, any leftover steriliser will kill the yeast... use my handy hint and enjoy a happy life.
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Posted by: Si on March 17, 2007 5:59 PM