duganderson
Well-Known Member
Hello,
I made my first soda from scratch. It was the Chinese Ginger Beer Recipe from the Cresswel Homemade Soda Book.
The recipe was for 1 gallon with
2 ounces of grated ginger root
1 T. fresh lemon juice
1 small squeezed mandarin juice (I added this)
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup honey (I changed this from sugar to honey)
1/4 t. ale yeast
I just put them in the fridge 1 hour ago after fermenting and there seems to be a thick layer (1 inch) of sediment like soda near the bottom (12 oz glass bottles). I'm assuming this is the ginger but I put the ginger in a fine brewers bag. Is this sediment layer normal? Should I shake it up before serving to mix up the sediment?
Also, it is not very strong. It has a ginger bite aftertaste but you don't taste the ginger much at first. Will it get stronger after a few days? Any suggestion for making the ginger taste stronger or giving the overall soda more flavor?
Any other tips would be appreciated. I liked my Rainbow Ginger Beer better but I like the idea of making soda from scratch.
Thanks, Doug
I made my first soda from scratch. It was the Chinese Ginger Beer Recipe from the Cresswel Homemade Soda Book.
The recipe was for 1 gallon with
2 ounces of grated ginger root
1 T. fresh lemon juice
1 small squeezed mandarin juice (I added this)
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup honey (I changed this from sugar to honey)
1/4 t. ale yeast
I just put them in the fridge 1 hour ago after fermenting and there seems to be a thick layer (1 inch) of sediment like soda near the bottom (12 oz glass bottles). I'm assuming this is the ginger but I put the ginger in a fine brewers bag. Is this sediment layer normal? Should I shake it up before serving to mix up the sediment?
Also, it is not very strong. It has a ginger bite aftertaste but you don't taste the ginger much at first. Will it get stronger after a few days? Any suggestion for making the ginger taste stronger or giving the overall soda more flavor?
Any other tips would be appreciated. I liked my Rainbow Ginger Beer better but I like the idea of making soda from scratch.
Thanks, Doug