Kay Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 Does anyone know how to make ginger beer, when i was a child my mom had this stuff in a jar & it sat on the window sill for a while, i have no idea what she did to it & then it somehow turned into ginger beer, can anyone remember how its made please PS i have asked my mom & she cant remember how she did it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjw Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 hi kay just put recipe for ginger beer on google plenty on there looks pretty easy best of luck. cjw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted June 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 hi kay just put recipe for ginger beer on google plenty on there looks pretty easy best of luck. cjw I have done but i wanted to find out how it was made when i was little Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Like this Kay? http://whatsforsupper-juno.blogspot.com/20...inger-beer.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob300w Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 The jar on the window sill was a ginger beer plant, you have to make this before you make the actual drink. Producing your own ginger beer is very easy. It is produced in a biological process in much the same way as yoghurt. You will first need to create what is called a ginger beer plant2. It will be ten days before the first batch will be ready. Ingredients 25g Dry yeast (50g of fresh) 2tbsp ground ginger 2tbsp caster sugar ½pt (300ml) water Method If you are using dry yeast, stir the yeast in with ¼ pint (150ml) of lukewarm water and a bit of sugar. Leave this mixture for 10-15 mins. If you are using fresh yeast, which you can procure from certain bakers, you can skip this process. Mix the wettened yeast with the sugar until they cream to form a liquid. Then add the ground ginger and water. If you used dry yeast then use only ¼pt (150ml) of water. Stir this mixture well and pour it into a jar with a loose-fitting lid, so as to let the mixture breathe. Now leave this mixture in a cool place. The next day, and each day thereafter, add 1 level tsp (5ml) of ground ginger and the same amount of caster sugar to your jar and stir the mixture thoroughly. After 10 days. dissolve 18oz (500g) of caster sugar and 1½pt (900ml) of water, bring this mix to the boil and let it cool slightly. Add the strained juice of two lemons to the water. Strain your ginger plant through fine muslin and add the strained liquid to the sugar and lemon juice mixture, along with 6pt (3.4l)water. Stir the mixture well and bottle it straight away in strong screw-topped bottles, like those in which you would store cider or beer. Make sure you store the bottles in a cool place for about two weeks before you drink it. This is essential! To Make More Ginger Beer Halve the sediment left on the muslin and divide it into two separate jars. Add ½pt (300ml) water, 2tsps (10ml) and 2tsps (10ml) caster sugar to each jar. Stir it well and continue the same process as before for ten days. This means that the produce is doubled every ten days. Ginger Beer is best enjoyed chilled and despite the cliché is also highly enjoyable on picnics. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Ginger being the fiery root which gives this drink its distinctive taste. 2 As in a chemical plant, rather than a bizarre beverage/vegetation hybrid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted July 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Thanks Bob thats the one i am thinking about , i have copied your instructions so i can have a go at it Many thanks everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex301286 Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 im giving it ago alswell, hopefuly should be good cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George1990 Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Don't mean to hi-jack the post, but are you from America Kay? If not, there are far too many American-isms creeping into England. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Blinkin heck bob that took me back far too many years that I would admit to, I remember my sisters making it that way and we used to fill screw top bottles every Sunday and then halve the plant and start again. Good info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishman307 Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Great thread this, Though when i read title i thought it was that ****** off coronation street! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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