If I brew with plain sugar what kind of beer am I brewing

[TBA]

in South Africa we make a traditional ginger beer with bread yeast and it is fantastic.

Recipe please

 

[RevA]

Recipe

 

[TBA]

Thanks. I think I will scale it down and try.

 

[oakbarn]

Back in the day in Libya (60s to the 1973 for me), there was a lot of "sugar and bread yeast" alcohol made. You threw the yeast on top of sugar water. None of the sugar water was boiled. This was all done in a large plastic garbage can. After a couple weeks you took off the scum and distilled the resulting fermented sugar water. We called the distilled stuff "Flash" and it had a "taste" that was hard to describe. Some people hurried the process (in distilling phase) and it had a nasty oily taste. My dad owned a still and he did not even drink. Of course, I helped with the process and did get some of the proceeds (just alcohol). We drank it mixed with Pepsi or as in Libya "Bebsi" as there is no p in Arabic.

There was even an unofficial company publication that originated in Aramco and Saudi called the "Blue Flame" that told you how to do the process.

I am sure this is still kicking for any one in those places where alcohol is banned.

 

[FloppyKnockers]

Did anyone else read that recipe with a South African accent?

 

[cmac62]

Beo, if you have more bread yeast you can boil a couple of tbs, then cool and add to the fermenter for nutrients. Good luck.

 

[Toxxyc]

Something that is fun to make and works on the basic principle of what you did is hard soda - alcoholic soda. Water, some kind of fruit, herb or similar - ginger or rootbeer are examples. I generally use ec1118 for those, but in South Africa we make a traditional ginger beer with bread yeast and it is fantastic. Before fermentation is finished after about 2/3days bottle in soda bottles and as soon as the plastic bottle is hard when pressed refrigerate - sweet and gingery.

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[An Ankoù]

I have recently started brewing and all I had in the house was plain sugar. So in all my wisdom I chose to brew by boiling water mixing sugar and adding bakers yeast. I then added the mixture to a sealed glass jar with a homemade airlock. Yes I know it won't taste very good but I am just having fun. I then wonder what type of beer if any I was brewing any suggestions welcome !

That sounds like my first attempt back in 1970. I didn't have a clue and thought I was making rum. In fact 3lb of foraged fruit and 3lb of sugar should give you a gallon (4.5 litres, Im English) of something drinkable and even pleasant. At least I thought so when I was 16!

 

[cmac62]

but, it will give you the mother of all hangovers. LOL

 

[rnorman57]

Back in the day in Libya (60s to the 1973 for me), there was a lot of "sugar and bread yeast" alcohol made. You threw the yeast on top of sugar water. None of the sugar water was boiled. This was all done in a large plastic garbage can. After a couple weeks you took off the scum and distilled the resulting fermented sugar water. We called the distilled stuff "Flash" and it had a "taste" that was hard to describe. Some people hurried the process (in distilling phase) and it had a nasty oily taste. My dad owned a still and he did not even drink. Of course, I helped with the process and did get some of the proceeds (just alcohol). We drank it mixed with Pepsi or as in Libya "Bebsi" as there is no p in Arabic.

There was even an unofficial company publication that originated in Aramco and Saudi called the "Blue Flame" that told you how to do the process.

I am sure this is still kicking for any one in those places where alcohol is banned.

 

[bracconiere]

Beo, if you have more bread yeast you can boil a couple of tbs, then cool and add to the fermenter for nutrients. Good luck.

i've it and tried it before...didn't work, just tried again with a yeast cake. still a no go for me.

i got a good tip about potato water

 

[cmac62]

i've it and tried it before...didn't work, just tried again with a yeast cake. still a no go for me.

i got a good tip about potato water

Interesting. I mean the boiled yeast thing is all over the place. I personally use fermade O or DAP.