On Wed, 02 May 2007 11:30:05 +0200, Tim C. wrote:
>Following up to Martin :
>
>>On Wed, 2 May 2007 09:31:41 +0100, "RAK" wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"The Reid" wrote in message
>>>news:vggg33dh95k2dftvdfkk6gk0sn5ojl3j32@4ax.com...
>>>> On Wed, 02 May 2007 09:44:01 +0200, Tim C.
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>The popularity of the ginger beer plant died out. The commercial, canned
>>>>>ginger beer of today is very different. It doesn't contain alcohol and
>>>>>isn't made by fermentation."
>>>>
>>>> there is one small scale manufacturer (in bottles).
>>>
>>>Do you mean Fentimans, or is there something even more "authentic"?
>>>According to Wikipedia (some of) the traditional ginger beers contained
>>>alcohol, up to 11%, but I have not seen any like that for sale.
>>>
>>>Fentimans also make some other good traditional drinks - lemonade, etc.
>>>http://www.fentimans.com/
>>
>>It doesn't take much effort with google to find suppliers of ginger beer plants
>>
>>http://www.hamstead-brewing-centre.co.uk/itm00986.htm
>
>This one is just brewers' yeast and citric acid supplied in a tub with some
>ginger powder. I know because it says so on the packet you get when you get
>it.
>
>
>>http://www.dsmz.de/strains/no002484.htm
>
>That's the one I mentioned earlier.
I realised.
>It looks like they've updated thier
>"shop" as I had serious trouble trying to get anything off them before (but
>maybe I shouldn't have ordered the anthrax spores at the same time ;-) )
For your sambal beer?
>
>
>>http://users.chariot.net.au/~dna/Makekefir.html#Kefir-d-acqua
>A similar creature - I've heard using kefir grains produces quite good
>results, but I haven't tried it.
>
>
>>DIY
>>www.microbiologyonline.org.uk/forms/gbeer.pdf
>Also uses just yeast.
>
>>http://www.omicron.uk.com/g-beer.html
>ditto.
I suspect that most ginger beer when I was a kid just used yeast.
Have you any evidence to the contrary? Maybe you should try making it with just
yeast. Almost certainly better than anything sold as ginger beer in a bottle.
--
Martin
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