rtt121
Well-Known Member
Anyone near South Jersey willing to part with a little of their GBP?
You can become a Supporting Member which comes with a decal or just click here to donate.
Don't know how familiar you are with Ginger Beer Plant(DSMZ Strain 2472)
, but don't fall for a "plant" made of traditonal yeast and ginger! Check out www.gingerbeerplant.net or www.yemoos.com. I have read many, many articles about the GBP from gingerbeerplant.net and that is has been authenticated. Best of luck to you. I may have to check into getting GBP for myself!!!
OK, this has me intrigued and I am too tired to research.
A true GBP is added to certain ingredients like water, sugar, ginger, etc and allowed to ferment, then bottled. A sweet, spicy, fizzy bottle of goodness. The use of GBP is similar to that of kefir grains or kombucha mother. You can research and you will find many, many GBP recipes/products that mention adding yeast--those are not real ginger beer plants. As the "plant" is used over and over it will reproduce (like kefir/kombucha), as it is a living organism, and you can give part of it away to your friends, and they too can make their own ginger beer. Depending on how long you allow it to ferment, you will have an ABV. True plants are hard to find & I have spoken with Jim at www.gingerbeerplant.net, and his is the real deal. You can visit his website (in UK) to order his plant, he will appreciate your interest. **not affiliated in any way with any GBP vendor**
That is a cardinal sin on this website!
I know this is taboo and usually I try to research my question before posting, but in reading this thread it seemed that a) there was a lot of misinformation out there and b) you knew what you were talking about. That and I had a very long week at work, so I opted for the less desirable approach.
This sounds pretty cool though so I appreciate the information.
FYI: rtt121 is going to send me a pic of the plant he is getting. I have checked in with the vendor that he bought it from and determined it a from the Nightingale strain, which based on what I have found thus far it is not the true GBP, but close. I did find photos of their plant and the grain has a lot of angles to it and reproduces pretty quickly--- the first clues that it is not the old, real GBP. Not saying that you cannot produce a decent ginger beer-style beverage with it. It would seem that the Nightingale strain is an engineered hybrid. BUT DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT, as I still am researching it. I have agreed to send rtt121 part of my plant--it is coming by way of a plant via gingerbeerplant.net (have friends who also use that plant). And when we say "plant" we don't mean a living green thing that grows with sunlight, a GBP looks like sand, similar to lees from winemaking. (good photo & overview of GBP at http://www.yemoos.com/gingerbeerproductpage.html).
I too will keep you posted, anxiously awaiting the arrival of my plant!!! rtt121 don't forget me!!!
(good photo & overview of GBP at Lhttp://www.yemoos.com/gingerbeerproductpage.html).
I too will keep you posted, anxiously awaiting the arrival of my plant!!! rtt121 don't forget me!!!
saramc - Just wanted to thank you for the great information. It looks like yemoos is out of stock right now, but I hope to buy some soon.
I'm looking forward to making some good Dark & Stormies with this stuff!
Enter your email address to join: