splitrivet
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| posted on 9/12/12 at 09:11 AM |
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Ginger beer recipe
Fancy making some alcoholic ginger beer was going to make this for xmas but I spose its a bit late now. Anyone got a fave recipe.
Cheers,
Bob
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Proby
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| posted on 9/12/12 at 10:29 AM |
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I've recently done a batch, but cheated and used a coopers kit. Just add the sugar to the kit contents and whack in the yeast. It's
come out at about 2.8%, so it won't blow my socks off, but is a nice refreshing drink for a Sunday afternoon.
I've also got 40 pints of Czech pilsner done (with extra 500g of light spray malt), and also 40 pints of 'Dasher the flasher'
which is a dark real ale, with a hint of red berries!
[Edited on 9/12/12 by Proby]
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HappyFather
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| posted on 9/12/12 at 11:21 AM |
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I'm not much into beers. Heard recently that is due to the fact that the commercial beers in Portugal are all weak pilsners and I would like
other types.
Anyway, I've ventured this year into brewing and I have currently fermenting 4 batches.
* Mead (a recipe from a Brazilian site but this one can replace it: www.stormthecastle.com/mead/)
* 2 red wines and 1 white wine (without grapes) (http://www.wineworldfdw.com/wine_recipes.html)
Problem really is that these recipes take 3 months to brew and then must mature on the bottle at least 3 months for the mead or 6 months for the
wines.
While racking the drinks I've tasted them and are coming out nicely, specially the red wines. Oh, and I've used champagne yeast for the
mead and the reds, using British ale yeast for the white. This last one is less alcohol tolerant and a lot slower, so the white will be 8º, the reds
around 13º and the mead around 16º of alcohol.
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Proby
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| posted on 9/12/12 at 12:22 PM |
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I've ventured a little into wine, but again using kits with a fruit concentrate. I have a rose zinfandel, which has been bottled since the
1st September. I have tasted it, it's good. It measures around 14% abv. There is a gallon of that too for over Christmas. I'm
beginning to sound like an alcoholic!
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bobinspain
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| posted on 9/12/12 at 01:28 PM |
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http://www.instructables.com/id/The-REAL-ginger-beer-recipe/
The above looks like a lot of effort for little reward.
Personally, I'd go down the 'offie' and buy the stuff the posh bird advertises on tv: Crabbies.
Private Eye regularly advertise Fentimans Ginger Beer. (Pretty pointless, because I think it's non-alcoholic).
I've used beer kits (moons ago) with mixed results.
One thing I'd recommend to high heaven is home-made Sloe Gin. OK, you have to buy your own gin, but you pick your own sloes and bang 'em
in the freezer. This splits the skin and you then add them to the gin with the appropriate amount of caster sugar. It's a 6 month wait, but the
results are top-drawer. Better than bought-in sloe gin (Hawkers) and much cheaper (half price).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/sloegin_7722
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splitrivet
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| posted on 9/12/12 at 02:06 PM |
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The reason she's posh bob is its a £2.55 a bottle which is OK if its just a couple of you but when my kids turn up its like the feeding and
watering of the 5,000, which zinfandel kit did you use proby thats the wifes favourite wine.
Cheers,
Bob
[Edited on 9/12/12 by splitrivet]
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John P
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| posted on 9/12/12 at 03:03 PM |
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This was a Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall recipe which I've used several times. Makes a really good refreshing drink but beware the pressure
generated in the bottle is considerable and I've had one split depositing it's complete content over the lounge.
Also need to take care when opening or you'll loose 1/2 of it.
Ingredients
¼ tsp brewer's yeast
225g caster sugar
1½-2 tbsp finely grated fresh root ginger
Juice of 1 lemon
1 good tbsp honey
METHOD
Add the yeast to the bottle. With a funnel, pour in the sugar.
Mix the grated ginger with the lemon juice and honey.
Pour the ginger mixture through the funnel into the bottle. Now fill the
bottle about ¾ full with water, put the cap on and shake the bottle until all
the sugar is dissolved.
Top up the bottle with water, leaving a 2.5cm gap at the top, to allow for
production of gas. Cap the bottle tightly, then place it somewhere warm. Leave
it for about 48 hours. Once the bottle feels very hard and has no give in it,
your beer should be ready.
Place the bottle in the fridge for several hours to stop the yeast working.
Once the beer is thoroughly chilled, pass it through a fine sieve and serve.
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 9/12/12 at 03:13 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by splitrivet
The reason she's posh bob is its a £2.55 a bottle which is OK if its just a couple of you but when my kids turn up its like the feeding and
watering of the 5,000, which zinfandel kit did you use proby thats the wifes favourite wine.
Cheers,
Bob
[Edited on 9/12/12 by splitrivet]
Cheap ginger beer from any supermarket + cheap vodka from Aldi/Lidl, test and adjust, sorted!
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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bobinspain
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| posted on 9/12/12 at 03:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Confused but excited.
quote:
Originally posted by splitrivet
The reason she's posh bob is its a £2.55 a bottle which is OK if its just a couple of you but when my kids turn up its like the feeding and
watering of the 5,000, which zinfandel kit did you use proby thats the wifes favourite wine.
Cheers,
Bob
Cheap ginger beer from any supermarket + cheap vodka from Aldi/Lidl, test and adjust, sorted!
Or, cut to the chase and just snort the vodka !!!
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