OT- ginger beer

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Offline Deluk

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Reply #15 on: March 25, 2014, 04:41:05 AM
Those who balk at the prices of boutique ginger beer might like to have a go at a ginger beer plant (GBP). If drunk early in the fermentation process it'll be just 1-2%. Must be 40+ years ago that we used to have  a constant supply from the set-up in the family pantry, but I remember it well.
Home brew loonies can start here. http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f95/real-ginger-beer-how-much-alcohol-can-plant-tolerate-223086/

Enjoy.  ;)



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Reply #16 on: March 25, 2014, 07:51:27 AM
Very interesting, thanks for the link.

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Reply #17 on: March 26, 2014, 10:42:07 AM
Hi everyone- Great to see the emphasis on health & well-being. Congrats Doc on such a positive 11 mos!  I never started drinking gin because my Dad, a martini-drinking Marine, told me when I was around 22, that he wanted to give me some serious fatherly advice. I was all ears, and he said "Never start drinking martinis."    I've always liked ginger beer- my current fav is  Fever Tree, a UK brand.  It has 3 types of ginger in it for some flavor-layering.  If you get one of those little Japanese slicers (like a mandolin), it's easy to slice fresh ginger into paper thin slices to make your own ginger beer/tea.

Stay healthy!