Recent content by gingerporter

This latest batch started out tasting good but left me with a severe headache the following morning. Not sure if it is the caramel that is causing this. 6+ months later the headaches have disappeared and it now tastes really good. We opened a bottle last weekend and the comment from the other...

I finally got around to making another batch. This time I used white sugar (2.5kg) and I increased the caramelised sugar component to 1kg. I only had 0.75kg of ginger (thought I had more). It should be interesting to compare this to the last one - more toffee less ginger. Here is a pic of the...

No. I just chopped it up in chunks and then put them (unpeeled) in my food processor. The amount of ginger I used really dominated the brew so if there is any earthy taste I probably wouldn't be able to taste it. I just started building a boat so haven't got round to brewing this again - but...

Very good. I still have a few bottles left and will be making another batch soon. Haven't thought of any tweaks so I will probably make the same recipe. I find that 1/2 the people who try it really like it the other half are indifferent. The ginger taste is very strong at the start (nice sharp...

I have been trying to create a sweet bottle carbonated ginger beer for a while without using artificial sweeteners, lactose or darker malts (which are either difficult for me to get or I don't want to use). I wouldn't say this is sweet, in the sense of a store bought ginger beer (and what I have...

OK - thanks guys! I'll be patient, not worry about it and leave it for three weeks. Cheers Matt

Ta - 3 weeks OK. I had been thinking more along the lines of 2 weeks. I'm not sure how good the quality of the plastic carboy I'm using is (it's probably not an issue) and I know the seal around the grommet isn't perfect (grommet is a fraction to small for the carboy and has been sealed with a...

Thanks for your thoughts - fermentation seems to be pretty standard so far; it's bubbling away once every one or two seconds. I did order some wine yeast to make some higher alcohol ciders/meads/fruit wines. Thought I'd start with something I'm a tiny bit more familiar with before I go there...

Hey it beats living in Washington DC or Sydney!

Hi all My girlfriend and I have been cycle touring across the Americas and decided to stop in Guatemala for a year or so. We have a great climate (apart from the occasional tropical storm!) for brewing ales year round so I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to get back into some...