Lucky
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Ok I am using this recipe for my ginger ale.
Ginger ale recipe
I have made three batches and have only had a chance to taste the first one.
The first time through I did not boil my water. I just put the 3 tbls of lemon and orange juice along with the 3/4 c sugar and the 3oz of ginger in a quart and a half of water. I then put the burner on simmer and let it go for a hour. Then I added that to 3 quarts of water. While that was sitting there I put the 1/8 tsp of champagne yeast in 1/4 c water at 105 degrees. I let that sit for 15 mins and then added it to my mix. I then bottled it up and left it on the counter for 36 hours and then in the fridg until cold and tasted. Well it tasted like bad seltzer water.
I knew that the flavor was not right even before bottling so I had started a new batch. It tasted grate all the way up until I added it to the other 3 quarts of water but there was no ginger bite.
My second batch I boiled for an hour. Everything else stayed the same. This time there was a ginger bite in the boiled mix. But again once added to the 3 quarts of water it was diluted allot and had not flavor. So I am expecting this to taste the same as the first batch. It almost seems like there is not enough sugar in this recipe. I will be able to taste in the moring.
Third batch everything stayed the same except that instead of 3 quarts of water I added only a quart and one cup of water. Lots of ginger bite to this mix. I am afraid that it is still going to taste like seltzer water.
I bought some maltodextrin to hopefully add something.
What would that add? When do I add this?
Ginger ale recipe
I have made three batches and have only had a chance to taste the first one.
The first time through I did not boil my water. I just put the 3 tbls of lemon and orange juice along with the 3/4 c sugar and the 3oz of ginger in a quart and a half of water. I then put the burner on simmer and let it go for a hour. Then I added that to 3 quarts of water. While that was sitting there I put the 1/8 tsp of champagne yeast in 1/4 c water at 105 degrees. I let that sit for 15 mins and then added it to my mix. I then bottled it up and left it on the counter for 36 hours and then in the fridg until cold and tasted. Well it tasted like bad seltzer water.
I knew that the flavor was not right even before bottling so I had started a new batch. It tasted grate all the way up until I added it to the other 3 quarts of water but there was no ginger bite.
My second batch I boiled for an hour. Everything else stayed the same. This time there was a ginger bite in the boiled mix. But again once added to the 3 quarts of water it was diluted allot and had not flavor. So I am expecting this to taste the same as the first batch. It almost seems like there is not enough sugar in this recipe. I will be able to taste in the moring.
Third batch everything stayed the same except that instead of 3 quarts of water I added only a quart and one cup of water. Lots of ginger bite to this mix. I am afraid that it is still going to taste like seltzer water.
I bought some maltodextrin to hopefully add something.
What would that add? When do I add this?