Loosely based off https://aussiehomebrewer.com/threads/ginger-beer-recipe-scratch-brew-no-kit.30492/
This is my third shot at it, and this go is pretty damn good
I was a bit rough with my measurements, but it has
- Around 1kg of peeled ginger
- 1kg honey
- A couple of cinnamon sticks
- 2 habanero chillis
- 1kg brown sugar
- 0.5kg ldme
- Juice from 5 limes
- Zest from a couple of those limes
4 Comments
sonodank@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 3y
Is it distinctly chilli or that blends into the bite of the ginger?
gffo@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 3y
This one has a distinct chilli bite, although no noticeable chilli flavour.
In my previous attempts I used a small handful of birdseye chilli, but it ended up being a bit too subtle for me.
From what I've found, the spice level doesn't really change much during the brewing process, so tasting and adjusting before fermentation works well.
gffo@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
Also worth noting that in my previous attempt, I tried to stay closer to the linked recipe. It ended up taking close to 2 months to ferment, and ended up with something close to 7.5% abv, and was pretty dry -- to make it sweeter I ended up killing off the yeast by heating, and adding sugar, then force carbonating in a keg.
In this batch I:
After these changes, the result was much less dry, and I didn't end up having to add any additional sugar
Idreamofcheesy@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
This looks really interesting. How much does it burn and do you know about what the alcohol content is?