Pwntang
Active Member
Hi Guys,
Recently I thought I'd try making some ginger beer. I made a mix using ginger, honey, molasses, lemon juice and sugar and put it all into a 1 gallon demijohn.
The gravity before I added the yeast was 1.040. I've been busy lately and not done anything with it for 2 and a half weeks so it's been left to ferment. Fermentation was pretty vigorous to begin with, then it died down after about a week, now there is no activity at all.
Now, when I drop the hydrometer in, it sinks completely to the bottom of the demijohn and I can't take a reading as it's totally submerged. Does that mean I've produced a ginger beer with a lethal alcohol content??
Many thanks
Pwn.
Recently I thought I'd try making some ginger beer. I made a mix using ginger, honey, molasses, lemon juice and sugar and put it all into a 1 gallon demijohn.
The gravity before I added the yeast was 1.040. I've been busy lately and not done anything with it for 2 and a half weeks so it's been left to ferment. Fermentation was pretty vigorous to begin with, then it died down after about a week, now there is no activity at all.
Now, when I drop the hydrometer in, it sinks completely to the bottom of the demijohn and I can't take a reading as it's totally submerged. Does that mean I've produced a ginger beer with a lethal alcohol content??
Many thanks
Pwn.