Comments on: Ginger Beer Recipe http://jamescrisp.org/2008/06/08/ginger-beer-recipe/ C#, .NET, Ruby, Rails, book reviews, mind hacks, Wing Chun and the occasional personal bit. Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:28:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: James http://jamescrisp.org/2008/06/08/ginger-beer-recipe/#comment-30570 James Mon, 03 Jan 2011 02:14:47 +0000 http://jamescrisp.org/2008/06/08/ginger-beer-recipe/#comment-30570 Hey Phoebe, best to keep it in the fridge. Otherwise, any left over sugar will turn into alcohol and it will not be sweet at all. Plastic bottles probably won't explode but best not to find out :-) Keeps for quite a while in the fridge in plastic bottles, I don't think I've had any for more than a couple of months though! You can monitor plastic bottles by pressing on them and seeing how firm they are. James Hey Phoebe, best to keep it in the fridge. Otherwise, any left over sugar will turn into alcohol and it will not be sweet at all. Plastic bottles probably won't explode but best not to find out :-) Keeps for quite a while in the fridge in plastic bottles, I don't think I've had any for more than a couple of months though! You can monitor plastic bottles by pressing on them and seeing how firm they are.
James

]]> By: Phoebe http://jamescrisp.org/2008/06/08/ginger-beer-recipe/#comment-30568 Phoebe Mon, 03 Jan 2011 02:06:45 +0000 http://jamescrisp.org/2008/06/08/ginger-beer-recipe/#comment-30568 Hello, this sounds good & I'm looking forward to trying my first ever home brewed ginger beer. One question: how long does it keep for? Does it have to be kept refrigerated or will it blow up if not? Hello, this sounds good & I'm looking forward to trying my first ever home brewed ginger beer. One question: how long does it keep for? Does it have to be kept refrigerated or will it blow up if not?

]]> By: James http://jamescrisp.org/2008/06/08/ginger-beer-recipe/#comment-25542 James Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:07:19 +0000 http://jamescrisp.org/2008/06/08/ginger-beer-recipe/#comment-25542 I've made mead a few times too - quite a fun and tasty thing to brew :) For the ginger beer, I usually keep it in the fridge in plastic soft drink bottles. The cold + more flexible bottles would let you keep it for a while with more sugar. You could add the sugar at the end before bottling to ensure sweetness. I've also seen some sugars at the brewing shop that taste sweet but yeast doesn't touch, that you could add. They might do the trick. Happy brewing! James I've made mead a few times too - quite a fun and tasty thing to brew :)

For the ginger beer, I usually keep it in the fridge in plastic soft drink bottles. The cold + more flexible bottles would let you keep it for a while with more sugar. You could add the sugar at the end before bottling to ensure sweetness. I've also seen some sugars at the brewing shop that taste sweet but yeast doesn't touch, that you could add. They might do the trick.

Happy brewing!
James

]]> By: Jazi http://jamescrisp.org/2008/06/08/ginger-beer-recipe/#comment-25526 Jazi Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:31:00 +0000 http://jamescrisp.org/2008/06/08/ginger-beer-recipe/#comment-25526 looks good but I have a question... any ideas on increasing the sweetness? I must admit to having a serious sweet tooth when it comes to my drinks. *chuckles* according to my husband my concoctions will "hit ya like a velvet coated hammer." and "taste like juice going down, but you'll wake up feeling like you got hit by a freight train" I am not a beer brewer myself, I am more of a mead gal... (heavy, still and sweet) though I've had a couple batches where I used champane yeast because my alcohol content gets so high, the stuff that was supposed to kill it off didn't work so well - so it started popping tops a few months later. (can you say ikky sticky!) So I really don't want to start guessing on how much sugar to add. looks good but I have a question...

any ideas on increasing the sweetness? I must admit to having a serious sweet tooth when it comes to my drinks. *chuckles* according to my husband my concoctions will "hit ya like a velvet coated hammer." and "taste like juice going down, but you'll wake up feeling like you got hit by a freight train"

I am not a beer brewer myself, I am more of a mead gal... (heavy, still and sweet) though I've had a couple batches where I used champane yeast because my alcohol content gets so high, the stuff that was supposed to kill it off didn't work so well - so it started popping tops a few months later. (can you say ikky sticky!) So I really don't want to start guessing on how much sugar to add.

]]> By: deon http://jamescrisp.org/2008/06/08/ginger-beer-recipe/#comment-17930 deon Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:45:59 +0000 http://jamescrisp.org/2008/06/08/ginger-beer-recipe/#comment-17930 me and my mates got pissed on a 25l can of this ginger bear. me and my mates got pissed on a 25l can of this ginger bear.

]]> By: James http://jamescrisp.org/2008/06/08/ginger-beer-recipe/#comment-12956 James Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:17:30 +0000 http://jamescrisp.org/2008/06/08/ginger-beer-recipe/#comment-12956 Hi Stuart, usually you buy it as 'cream of tartar'. It comes in a little paper box or plastic jar and is a white powder. Probably you could buy it online and get it delivered? James Hi Stuart, usually you buy it as 'cream of tartar'. It comes in a little paper box or plastic jar and is a white powder. Probably you could buy it online and get it delivered?
James

]]> By: Stuart Beveridge http://jamescrisp.org/2008/06/08/ginger-beer-recipe/#comment-12955 Stuart Beveridge Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:07:42 +0000 http://jamescrisp.org/2008/06/08/ginger-beer-recipe/#comment-12955 Whole project sounds great - especially for hot summer afternoons in the garden. What is tartaric acid or cream of tartar? Never heard of it before and never seen it on sale at Sainsburys etc? Our problem then as we live in the Düsseldprf area of Rheinland is to actually find it in the shops here! Whole project sounds great - especially for hot summer afternoons in the garden.

What is tartaric acid or cream of tartar? Never heard of it before and never seen it on sale at Sainsburys etc? Our problem then as we live in the Düsseldprf area of Rheinland is to actually find it in the shops here!

]]> By: James http://jamescrisp.org/2008/06/08/ginger-beer-recipe/#comment-12311 James Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:30:27 +0000 http://jamescrisp.org/2008/06/08/ginger-beer-recipe/#comment-12311 Hi Colin, The tartaric acid will lower the pH and give your ginger beer more bite and tartness. It a component in the flavour of wine too. I haven't tried it but you might want to add more tartaric acid if you have less lemon/lime juice. Good luck for your batch! James Hi Colin,

The tartaric acid will lower the pH and give your ginger beer more bite and tartness. It a component in the flavour of wine too. I haven't tried it but you might want to add more tartaric acid if you have less lemon/lime juice.

Good luck for your batch!
James

]]> By: Colin http://jamescrisp.org/2008/06/08/ginger-beer-recipe/#comment-12307 Colin Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:55:58 +0000 http://jamescrisp.org/2008/06/08/ginger-beer-recipe/#comment-12307 I'm just having a crack at this ginger beer of yours. I only had 2 lemons and a lime, so have improvised with those. Its just been poured into the demijohns and is sitting in the kitchen. I'll take it up to the loft later as its warmer up there. Cant wait to try it, I made this a couple of times when I was a teenager. I didn't have great success then (but it wasn't bad), and am hoping now that I'm older and wiser I'll have done a better job. One question, what is the tartric acid for? I dont remember adding that last time. I'm just having a crack at this ginger beer of yours. I only had 2 lemons and a lime, so have improvised with those. Its just been poured into the demijohns and is sitting in the kitchen. I'll take it up to the loft later as its warmer up there. Cant wait to try it, I made this a couple of times when I was a teenager. I didn't have great success then (but it wasn't bad), and am hoping now that I'm older and wiser I'll have done a better job.

One question, what is the tartric acid for? I dont remember adding that last time.

]]> By: Josh Cronemeyer http://jamescrisp.org/2008/06/08/ginger-beer-recipe/#comment-4849 Josh Cronemeyer Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:57:16 +0000 http://jamescrisp.org/2008/06/08/ginger-beer-recipe/#comment-4849 You rock. I love ginger beer. I'm a homebrewer myself, but have never tried anything but beer beer. I might have a crack at this though. You rock. I love ginger beer. I'm a homebrewer myself, but have never tried anything but beer beer. I might have a crack at this though.

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