ginger beer/ale

**incisor** · 18th July 2010, 09:33 PM

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

It is grown commercially on the Sunshine Coast and I grow it as a spring plant annual in Brisbane. Technically these are warm temperate not tropical areas. However Williams is a long way south of SEQ. I don't have frost ever. You should be able to grow it by planting after the last frost. Rule of thumb, if you can get maize (sweet corn) to germinate then you can do your spring planting of most else. I usually plant first corn about 14-20 September, a week or two later than many but makes sure.Okra likes summer though.

the southern most commercial crop of ginger is just west of caboolture.

**Redback** · 19th July 2010, 08:41 AM

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Hi Baz
Im assuming you leave the ginger and lemon in for the full fermentation period???
Bought a heap of ginger yesterday

Andrew

Yes she does, for the above recipe, bottled it yesterday, she is trying something different this time, adding sugar to the bottle for extra fizz, last one didn't carbonate well, first one carbonated too well AND she used glass bottles

end result was broken glass all over the bottom room, just lucky knowone was in the room at the time.

Baz.

**LandyAndy** · 20th July 2010, 07:52 PM

Thanks Baz
I would only be kegging it so not an issue!!!!
Andrew

**Spenboyd** · 3rd August 2010, 12:53 PM

I don't mind the TWOC kit Andy, have probably knocked out close to a thousand pints of that one over the past few years and never had one go bang. We use the Little Creatures pint bottles and do about 150 pints per brew, Doesn't last very long, whole lot went in three weeks once over christmas as people seem to develop a real taste for it.

**LandyAndy** · 3rd August 2010, 06:56 PM

I put a BAZ Ginger Beer brew on last nite.Seema a bit slow to bubble thru the airlock,will give it a brewbelt for the nite

Andrew

**Redback** · 4th August 2010, 08:06 AM

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

I put a BAZ Ginger Beer brew on last nite.Seema a bit slow to bubble thru the airlock,will give it a brewbelt for the nite

Andrew

The brew Ness put down is ready to drink, we will give it a try tonight and let you know how it went, hopefully it will turn out well, interestingly we had the same thing with it not bubbling through the airlock, it seemed to be working though.

The recipe says to store the bottles in a warm place, which we have, so here's hoping.

Baz.

**isuzurover** · 4th August 2010, 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Thanks for that,will try.
Love GingerBeer but dont like any of the shop kits,I dislike the artificial sweetner taste they all have.
Andrew

Exactly. I brewed the coopers GB kit once, and got headaches every time I drank it - I blame the artificial sweetener.

Powdered ginger works quite well if you are brewing your own.

**LandyAndy** · 6th August 2010, 11:14 AM

Hi Ben
Fresh ginger was $10Kg. 1.1kg went into this brew.
Still not bubbling Baz,looks like its working when the lid is removed.
Andrew

**Redback** · 6th August 2010, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Hi Ben
Fresh ginger was $10Kg. 1.1kg went into this brew.
Still not bubbling Baz,looks like its working when the lid is removed.
Andrew

Ness said hers did the same, going to check a bottle in about 10mins.

Baz.

**Redback** · 6th August 2010, 06:49 PM

I just shared a bottle with Ness, bloody beautiful, best tasting Ginger Beer I've had in a long time, very gassy though, needed to ex spell gas from the bottle slowly first, but it taste great.

Baz.

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