SteveM17 Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Hi Guys, My first post here. I'm about to attempt my first Ginger Beer brew, and was after some advice. The standard recipe calls for 1kg of Raw Sugar. I have a 1kg packet of Coopers Brewing Sugar, and was wondering if this will achieve the same result as Raw sugar, or could it be better/worse? Also, if anyone has advice on the Ginger Beer brew...extra additives etc, I would love to hear about it. Cheers, Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stout Dave Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 I made a brew up according to the destructions on the can.It's not too bad, has to sit for a good while in the bottle before you can crack one open though. Next time I'm trying 500g of dextrose with the raw sugar, I suspect the raw sugar is used just for the molasses content. I do wonder however if honey might be an interesting addative to this brew. Stout Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianc6 Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 is this for the alcomohol version or non i have made a non but am going to make a alco one next the non is very nice but as posted by stout has to sit for a length i think i made it august and is just startin to get nice tastes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brew Master Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Welcome to the Forum Steve, Make your first brew as per instructions, then you can add or delete on your next. I would suggest some grated raw ginger into the wort say about 200g. Happy Brewing Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM17 Posted October 14, 2010 Author Share Posted October 14, 2010 Cheers guys, I'll try the raw sugar. The grated ginger sounds like a great idea as well. Keen to get a nice strong ginger flavour. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianc6 Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 yeah one my older friends suggested doing the same apparently gives the ginger beer a real kick once it's bottled for a few months will be giving it a bash me self next week [cool] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ3 Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 My wife is drinking the Coopers ginger beer I bottled in Oct 09 with 1kg brewing sugar, she says it's got enough ginger taste, not a fan myself, like apple cider needs a while in the bottle to mature. If anyone is brewing cider try adding 2 litres of preservative free apple juice.[happy] [happy] [joyful] [joyful] [biggrin] [biggrin] [cool] [cool] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 I've only made cider once but it was all preservative free juice. No kits are necessary - only yeast. Not to my taste, but my sister reckons it's the duck's nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brew Master Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Muddy........ I didn't know that Ducks had nuts![surprised Oh well you live & learn. Cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodenameJames Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 My missus convinced me she could get into this homebrew thing... If I made her a ginger beer. Based on one of the recipes on here: 1x can of Coopers ginger beer syrup 1x kg (1 box) of Coopers Brew Enhancer 2 750g of raw organic sugar I thought I'd wind back the raw sugar a touch from the 1kg proposed in the recipe, although 250g of sugar over 1.75kg of solid + ??? liquid probably accounts to sweet FA. No fresh grated / sliced ginger in there for the first brew - something to try on subsequent ones. Sampling after primary fermentation: Pretty sweet, cloudy gingery colour, good ginger flavour - not zingy or bitey. Will give it a couple of months in the bottle and report back - so far looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodenameJames Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Had a quick pre-melbourne cup race taste test of the GB, and it has turned out really well![biggrin] It is mostly like a bundy GB, but slightly more dry - maybe 70% ginger beer, 30% Ginger ale. Good head, bubbles getting smaller by the week. Next time I would add some fresh ginger - it could do with more ginger flavour, and perhaps try chucking in chillis / cinnamon / capsicum as suggested on the alcoholic GB recipe thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianc6 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 i have a quick q what would happen if in a noob mistake i pitched 2 yeast in a brew is it gonna be stuffed or ok [crying] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 2 x yeast = no problem, may even produce a better result[biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianc6 Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 sweet thanks mate was worried i made a mistake that would of ruined a good gb and i aint doin that thanks heaps pb2 oh forgot to ask pb2 how long should you leave a gb to ferment mate it has been down for bout 12 days now i put 1.5 kg of dex and 0.5 of raw sugar with 2 yeasts ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darryls2 Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 [cool] hi there not so long ago i made my first ginger beer and used the dextrose with ginger cordiel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyDave Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 My missus convinced me she could get into this homebrew thing... If I made her a ginger beer. Haha James, mine too - it was 2 years ago (9/2/09)and we still have 15 tallies left out of 28 - if only I could leave the beer to age that long - no chance! The GB is tasty, (1kg Bundy Raw Sugar only) but whilst there is ale next to it in the fridge...no contest [lol] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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