ginger

Hi all, First time poster very new to brewing. I put down a Coopers ginger beer kit yesterday with 1kg raw sugar and a large knob of fresh ginger (boiled before putting in). So far I've only heard the airlock gloop once. The temp appears ok at around 20C. Is it OK? Should I wait for a...

I have made gravityguru's recipe for ginger beer (recipe:GB) but ommiting the chilli. I find after sampling, that the brew is a fraction sweet and there is no ginger feel in the mouth. Will these issues correct with conditioning or will I have to remove some of the fermentables the next time I...

Here's a quick question - I was going to brew some Morgans Ginger beer (with the addition of some spices and ginger) and was just wondering how sweet it is? I really like Bundaberg/Cascade ginger beer softdrink, and was (probably dreaming...) hoping to make an alchohol version with a high...

Hey all - had a browse through the brewing section of Coles the other day to check out this big clearance I've been hearing about. They didn't really have much other deals but tins of Coopers Ginger Ale and (I think) Brigalow Cider were half price at about $5 each. i figure I'll put the ginger...

Hello Everyone Recently I tried some home brew ginger beer and I really enjoyed it. I goggled how to make Ginger beer and I came up with this link Website- http://www.instructables.com/id/Ginger-Bee...oholic-Version/ And I have pretty much been following all the instructions and my...

Hi, well as the title states i put down my 1st ginger beer last week (09/08). It had no krausen or whatever for the first 2 days but the S.G was going down so knew it was cranking. Then after that it turned to a volcano as you can see in the pictures, is this normal?? Tastes alright except...

I am putting down a ginger beer today and I have a few questions. 1. The recipe I am using tell me to leave it in the fermenter for three weeks before bottling. Can I leave the ginger beer for an extra week in the fermenter like I do with my regular beer, or will it affect the final taste? 2...

When making ginger beer what barley has the most neutrel flavour and how much is needed to supply nuitrient and if mashed with rice what ratio of barley to rice to convert the rice and does rice have to be cooked first.

Ginger Beer Water-Kefir, by Dominic Anfiteatro This is quite possibly the original Ginger Beer Recipe. It is suggested that water kefir-grains were referred to as the Ginger Beer Plant when the culture was first introduced to the west, by British soldiers on their return back from the Crimean...

The traditional process for making ginger beer is: 1 Maintain a ginger beer starter 2 Steep ginger and citrus zest in warm water 3 Open ferment the zesty water, citrus juice, sugar, ginger and some of the starter 4 Bottle and store in frig when carbed up I found I could not make too much at a...

Evening brewers! I just had a question about the alcohol content in 'non-alcoholic' ginger beer. I was told that even commercial Bundaberg Ginger Beer that you buy in just about every shop thesedays is actually some percent alcoholic, however very very small. It is so low that it actually...

I've read on the net (Coopers site) that it is actually impossible to make non-alcoholic beer because of the natural conditioning methods used. I'm aware that bottle conditioning adds about 0.05% ABV alcohol to your beer... So does this mean than it's impossible to make a non-alcoholic ginger...

I,m making a traditional non alc ginger beer for the kids from a plant , i'm intending to use 2lt coke bottles ( as i dont want to waste my beer bottles) is this safe and how much head space should i leave in the bottle

My girlfriend's brother who's 15 wants to start brewing non-beer drinks like ginger beer (probably my influence after constantly going on about my beer brewing) but I don't really know what else there is you can brew that isn't alcoholic? Are there any drinks like lemonade or something that can...

I started a ginger beer using the Coopers Ginger Beer kit and 2kg of Dextrose with a final volume of 18L to aim for about 5% ABV. I put down the brew on the 4th March and it started to shown definite signs of fermentation by the 6th March... the OG was 1.046. By the 10th March it had only gone...

Hi all, bottled my beer this morning and now the fermenter is empty, I'm ready for my GB. Ive read some to the recipes and have decided to hash up one of my own. Morgans 1kg gb can 2kg of raw/brown sugar 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon 500grams off fresh grated ginger 500mls of...

I just brewed up an alcoholic ginger beer using a Coopers Ginger Beer can and 2kg of Dextrose with a final volume of 18L. The brew was quite warm when I first placed it in the cellar, so figured I'd put some wet towels and ice packs around it with a fan on to cool it down to about 25 degrees...

Currently doing what could be a stupid experiment with my just bottled GB. Posting this more as a way to force myself to actually keep some sort of record of the process rather than thinking this'll be an idea that'll set everyone's heart a-flutter. I like to muck around with additions to my...

I want to make a Bundaberg style Ginger Beer, but make it very alcoholic... I understand that it is the dextrose that makes the beer alcoholic, so would you just put in a tad more? I've heard it can make your bottles explode. What's the most alcoholic you can make ginger beer? And what kit...

hi all, after a brief google search and search of the forum i couldnt find anything on this topic. What CO2 volume should ginger beer be carbonated to? Cheers