The Poultry Keeper

jaydee67 · Last edited by jaydee67 on Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:56 pm; edited 1 time in total

Ginger Beer Plant:

1/2 oz general purpose dried yeast
1/2 pint water
sugar
ground ginger
Juice of 2 lemons (for day 8 )

1) Put yeast in a jar, add water, 2 level teaspoons sugar, 2 level tsp ginger and mix.
2) Cover jar with polythene kept in place with a rubber band
3) Each day for 7 days add 1 level teaspoon each of sugar and ginger
4) Strain mixture through fine muslin and add lemon juice to liquid

Sediment should be split into 2 jars and 1 plant given away. To the sediment add 1/2 pint water, 2 level teaspoons each of sugar and ginger and carry on as before. Liquid can be used for either recipe below.

Sweet Still Ginger Beer

Liquid from plant
1lb Sugar
1 pint water

1) Put all in saucepan. Stir until sugar is dissolved.
2) Bring to boil and simmer for 5 mins to ensure yeast is killed.
3) Make up to 1 gallon with cold water
4) Bottle ginger beer, cork tightly. Keep for a few days before drinking.

Dry Sparkling Ginger Beer

Liquid from plant
2oz sugar
water

1) Add sugar to liquid and make up to 1 gallon with cold water. Stir to dissolve sugar.
2) Bottle into screw topped bottles. Tighten lids well. Keep 7-10 days until sparkling and ready to drink.

(This is the one that may get a bit ott!)

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6973 Location: isle of lewis

thanks i'm going to try that next week i think got everything i need for it ,
suz

debcat · Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:58 pm Post subject:

watch the fizzy version it explodes
Shocked

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6973 Location: isle of lewis

my wine often does as well ,scares the living daylights out of everyone Wink

suz

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6973 Location: isle of lewis

i've got arround to it ,bottling mine today ,deb had a smell on thursday Shocked

,thanks jaydee
suz

Knobby · Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 4:43 pm Post subject:

Does it have any alcohol content ??

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6973 Location: isle of lewis

i think if i'm on here next sunday you'll have trouble understanding my spelling ,the ribena wine will be ready and the ginger beer Embarassed

suz

Knobby · Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 7:49 am Post subject:

Ribena wine ???? Explain please !!!

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6973 Location: isle of lewis

that's the other thing i've got bubbling in the corner ,do you want the reciepe Wink

suz

Knobby · Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 8:09 am Post subject:

Yes please, if its not too much trouble !!!

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6973 Location: isle of lewis

of course not i'll try and do it before i got to work ,after i've done all the feed an tried to find that damn turkey Laughing

do you want the reciepies for fruit juice wine as well ,if i can find it Very Happy

suz

Knobby · Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 8:29 am Post subject:

"Only" if you have time !!

mojo · Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 11:27 am Post subject:

the still ginger beer is nice with half a glass of vodka in each bottle left an extra week but for grownups only