Ginger Beer for GregT5

[Canadian Eh!L]

Here's my Ginger beer recipe you requested.[biggrin]

 

Ginger Beer

 

1.7 Mex. Cervesa

500g DME

550g LME

500g Honey

500g Fresh ginger root (pounded & boiled for 20mins)

25L water

2 Lemons(halved & squeezed, boiled for 20mins)

8g Chinook (20mins)

22g Cascade (20mins)

200g Dex (bulk prime)

7g Cooper's ale yeast

 

OG 1.042 FG 1.008

 

Method: Bring 10L water to a boil, remove from heat and stir in the extract. Bring it back to a boil and start the timer. This wort can be boiled for as much as an hour. At the 20mins mark left in the boil add the pounded ginger, the 2 lemons rind and all, and the hops. At the end of the boil add the honey and and Mex cervesa can. Stir it well making sure everything is mixed then clap the lid on and chill the kettle down in an ice bath for 20-30mins. Strain the wort while adding to the FV then top up to 25L. Sprinkle the yeast dry. Voila!

 

 

[King Ruddager]

Why 500g DME + 550g LME? Why not just 1kg DME?

[Canadian Eh!L]

Why 500g DME + 550g LME? Why not just 1kg DME?

Hey King,

 

Funny you should ask![biggrin]

 

I'm sure there is no difference or very little anyways. The reason is, I used to buy 20oz.(566g)jars of organic barley malt here in town. I used it a lot in my earlier recipes. It was an amber coloured LME and would give PA's a little colour and maybe sweetness.

 

Sadly, I can't get the stuff in town anymore.[crying] It's a good thing I moved to AG![biggrin]

[GregT5]

Thanks Chad, much appreciated.

 

I have filed it in a safe place this time & added it to the brew list.

 

Cheers.

 

Greg

[LeCoq/Rooster]

THanks for this recipe. I like the idea of starting from a cervesa base. I've been thinking of splitting a batch between cloudy and sparkling. I think the latter would work well with a cervesa base.

 

Thoughts?