Hey guys,
Im looking to make a Non-Alcoholic Ginger Beer but dont want to use a kit as a base.
Im thinking something along the lines of:
1kg fresh ginger (processed, skin and all)
1 lemon (thinly sliced)
1 lime (thinly sliced)
150g dry malt extract??
160g raw sugar??
1 tsp. cream of tartar (tartaric acid)
1. Add ginger, lemon, lime and sugar/malt and tartaric acid into pot and boil (~5L of water) for 60 mins.
2. Cool and strain into fermenter
3. Top up fermenter with water to 22L to achieve ~ 25 deg
4. Pitch yeast wait 2-3hrs for fermentation to start
5. Stir and bottle
What would be an appropriate amount of fermentables for a 22L batch?
Im thinking of adding dry malt extract to sweeten it a little and to improve the body. What would be an appropriate dry malt extract to raw sugar ratio to provide sufficient sweetness and carbonation without making it significantly alcoholic?
As Im planning to use fresh ginger, there would be no point adding 750ml Buderim Ginger Beer Refresher would there?
Still tossing up whether to add:
1-2 cinnamon sticks
6-8 cloves
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers,
piraterum
Im looking to make a Non-Alcoholic Ginger Beer but dont want to use a kit as a base.
Im thinking something along the lines of:
1kg fresh ginger (processed, skin and all)
1 lemon (thinly sliced)
1 lime (thinly sliced)
150g dry malt extract??
160g raw sugar??
1 tsp. cream of tartar (tartaric acid)
1. Add ginger, lemon, lime and sugar/malt and tartaric acid into pot and boil (~5L of water) for 60 mins.
2. Cool and strain into fermenter
3. Top up fermenter with water to 22L to achieve ~ 25 deg
4. Pitch yeast wait 2-3hrs for fermentation to start
5. Stir and bottle
What would be an appropriate amount of fermentables for a 22L batch?
Im thinking of adding dry malt extract to sweeten it a little and to improve the body. What would be an appropriate dry malt extract to raw sugar ratio to provide sufficient sweetness and carbonation without making it significantly alcoholic?
As Im planning to use fresh ginger, there would be no point adding 750ml Buderim Ginger Beer Refresher would there?
Still tossing up whether to add:
1-2 cinnamon sticks
6-8 cloves
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers,
piraterum