[Degsy]

Originally Posted by engrish?

Deadly - thanks!

Get going then and let us know how you get on!

[sharingan]

Originally Posted by engrish?

Hey - I am going to make this at the weekend. I am going to make it in a 1 Gallon carboy. Shound I divide everything by 5 to get 4 litres? That would give me .5l space for the head etc. Do I still use an entire sachet of yeast?

So:

0.5kg Fresh Ginger Root

0.4kg Muntons Spraymalt (Medium is all I have) or 0.4kg Dextrose?

2.5 Lemons

1 Sachet of Champagne Yeast

Would that work or should I make a change?

With that much ginger, you can make a lot more ginger beer than that. I used to make around 4 -5 gallons with that much ginger.

Use all of the spraymalt and top up with some dextrose (or even raw cane sugar, which is great in ginger beer), ensure that the spraymalt is dominant in terms of fermentables (ie more malt than sugar).

Just cracked open some of mine yesterday - I extracted some of the wort from crushed barley, but it was mostly spraymalt. I also hopped it a bit with some cascade that was around the house.

Its really improving a lot. Cracking little beer.

[Degsy]

Originally Posted by sharingan

With that much ginger, you can make a lot more ginger beer than that. I used to make around 4 -5 gallons with that much ginger.

Use all of the spraymalt and top up with some dextrose (or even raw cane sugar, which is great in ginger beer), ensure that the spraymalt is dominant in terms of fermentables (ie more malt than sugar).

Just cracked open some of mine yesterday - I extracted some of the wort from crushed barley, but it was mostly spraymalt. I also hopped it a bit with some cascade that was around the house.

Its really improving a lot. Cracking little beer.

Never thought of hopping it..sounds like a great idea.

Wonder can you make a fermentable wort from non-malted barley,ie ordinary barley either boiled or steeped?

[engrish?]

Originally Posted by sharingan

With that much ginger, you can make a lot more ginger beer than that. I used to make around 4 -5 gallons with that much ginger.

Use all of the spraymalt and top up with some dextrose (or even raw cane sugar, which is great in ginger beer), ensure that the spraymalt is dominant in terms of fermentables (ie more malt than sugar).

Just cracked open some of mine yesterday - I extracted some of the wort from crushed barley, but it was mostly spraymalt. I also hopped it a bit with some cascade that was around the house.

Its really improving a lot. Cracking little beer.

So ideally - for a 1 gallon mix, how much ginger and how much spraymalt would you use? I have 500g medium spraymalt and I have loads of dextrose (over 2 kilos)

My spraymalt just arrived!

Thanks!

[Degsy]

Originally Posted by engrish?

So ideally - for a 1 gallon mix, how much ginger and how much spraymalt would you use? I have 500g medium spraymalt and I have loads of dextrose (over 2 kilos)

Thanks!

I would say get a 10 litre fermenter and make it up to that amount,you;ve got more than enough ingredients.

A fermentor doesnt have to be fancy-shmanzy either,a plastic,food-grade bucket is all you need.

[engrish?]

Originally Posted by Degsy

I would say get a 10 litre fermenter and make it up to that amount,you;ve got more than enough ingredients.

A fermentor doesnt have to be fancy-shmanzy either,a plastic,food-grade bucket is all you need.

All I have though is a 1 Gallon glass carboy!

[Degsy]

Originally Posted by engrish?

All I have though is a 1 Gallon glass carboy!

Half the sparaymalt,half the ginger and about the same amount of lemons. Add half the yeast too.

You need to get a new fermentor..where are you based?

[engrish?]

Originally Posted by Degsy

Half the sparaymalt,half the ginger and about the same amount of lemons. Add half the yeast too.

You need to get a new fermentor..where are you based?

Dublin - I have some others but they are all in use. A good part of the reason I am doing this is to actually watch the fermentation in the glass carboys - I havent gotten the full experience from the plastic containers. I'm going to be putting on two other brews this weekend in my plastic ones.

Ok so, last question - and thanks for the advice, will I go with

0.25kg of Fresh Ginger

250g of Spraymalt & No Dextrose

2 Lemons

1/2 a sachet of champagne yeast

Does that sound right?

[sharingan]

Originally Posted by Degsy

Never thought of hopping it..sounds like a great idea.

Wonder can you make a fermentable wort from non-malted barley,ie ordinary barley either boiled or steeped?

You would have to malt/steep it yourself. Its doable, but a fair amount of hard work.

Last I checked, malted barley is not that expensive.

[Degsy]

Originally Posted by engrish?

Dublin - I have some others but they are all in use. A good part of the reason I am doing this is to actually watch the fermentation in the glass carboys - I havent gotten the full experience from the plastic containers. I'm going to be putting on two other brews this weekend in my plastic ones.

Ok so, last question - and thanks for the advice, will I go with

0.25kg of Fresh Ginger

250g of Spraymalt & No Dextrose

2 Lemons

1/2 a sachet of champagne yeast

Does that sound right?

I have a couple of spare 16 litre containers if you want em...although you cant see whats going on you can easily fit airlocks.

recipie sounds good but you really dont need to stress about weights and exact measurements when you're doing a brew like this,it'll turn out pretty good no matter what i reckon,and the beauty is tthat its very cheap to make!

[Degsy]

Originally Posted by sharingan

Last I checked, malted barley is not that expensive.

It isnt but dont you need a mash tun plus hot water for sparging?

I was wondering can you use the wort strained without using the mash tun?

[engrish?]

Originally Posted by Degsy

I have a couple of spare 16 litre containers if you want em...although you cant see whats going on you can easily fit airlocks.

recipie sounds good but you really dont need to stress about weights and exact measurements when you're doing a brew like this,it'll turn out pretty good no matter what i reckon,and the beauty is tthat its very cheap to make!

If they are going spare I'd love them - I'm becoming fanatical about brewing so I like the idea of having a few different flavours on the go at once!

Thanks again

[Degsy]

Originally Posted by engrish?

If they are going spare I'd love them - I'm becoming fanatical about brewing so I like the idea of having a few different flavours on the go at once!

Thanks again

No probs..pm sent.

I recomend you try "Guara Pina"..its simply fermented pineapple juice..very easy to do and suitable for a smaller container.

[Ravelleman]

I have a batch going at the moment and the yeast has been very active for the first two days. What kind of OG and FG do people normally get with this? I'm aiming for 4% ABV here.

[sharingan]

Originally Posted by Degsy

recipie sounds good but you really dont need to stress about weights and exact measurements when you're doing a brew like this,it'll turn out pretty good no matter what i reckon,and the beauty is tthat its very cheap to make!

Yeah, it is a hard recipe to screw up.