16june2018
today was one of them days when you are looking for some past thing, a piece of paper with something written on it. i didn't find the thing i was looking for. i did find a few other things stashed away, bits of crap . one of the things was a recipe for ginger beer. i don't think i'll ever use it, so i thought i'd put it here , maybe someone will find it useful.
29june2018
firstly, me and ginger beer go back to my youth, just like for others my age and older. just like poor man's oranges, ginger beer was the staple beverage of old. too me, it's a bit like sea monkeys, a concoction that turns into a so called plant that is feed. i remember making it back in the sixties, but it turned out crappy. there's a lot of work in bottling, just like real beer. being young at the time there was no waiting, ended up opening to early and i think it tasted rubbish. others had problems with exploding bottles. the whole thing is trail and error and art.
2july2018
to make plant:-
- 8 sultanas
- juice of two large lemons
- 1 teaspoon lemon pulp
- 4 teaspoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 2 cups cold water
to feed:-
ground ginger
sugar
method:-
combine all plant ingrediants in a screw top jar.
leave for 2 to 5 days or until beginning to ferment.
then each day for 7 days, 'feed' with two teaspoons ground ginger
and four teaspoons of sugar.
this is the ginger beer 'plant' from which ginger beer is made.
to make ginger beer:-
- 4 cups of sugar
- 4 cups boiling water
- juice from 4 lemons
- 7 litres of cold water
method:-
place sugar in a large bowl, add boiling water and lemon juice
and stir until sugar has dissolved.
strain ginger beer plant through fine muslin in to water + lemon
mixture;
squeeze muslin dry.
add cold water and pour into clean, dry airtight bottles.
seal with patent seal caps.
keep, five days in a cool cupboard before opening.
to keep plant alive
divide in half the mixture left in muslin after straining
and discard one half or start a second plant or give it to
a friend.
put the other half in a screw top jar with 2 cups of cold water
and feed each day for a week with 4 teaspoons of sugar and
2 teaspoons of ground ginger.
