Questions tagged [ginger]
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Light green mold on the top
I am just starting my ginger bug. On day three and it has started growing light green mold on some of the ginger pieces at the top. I have it in a 1 L jar with an airlock. This exact thing happened ...
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does my ginger bug have mold?
My ginger bug had been 3 days bubbling and fizzing, but now it's stopped bubbling and smells too much of fermented ginger, can somebody help me? please?
I need help urgently.
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Question about Ginger Bug
I'm very new to brewing and also fermentation and I'm really confused when I start fermenting my ginger bug. I don't know when to screw my bottle tight and when to put a cheese cloth on top of the ...
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Will bigger feed give faster increase in ginger bug?
I started making my first ginger bug a week ago and it finally produced a bubble on the 7 th day!
I’m planning to brew a big batch of ginger beer in a 5 gallon carboy and I’m need 7 cups ginger bug ...
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Ginger bug does not produce enough carbonation
I am using the following recipe to grow an active ginger bug:
2 cups bottled water
2 tbsp grated organic ginger
2 tbs refined sugar
Each day I add 2 tbsp ginger and 2 tbsp sugar to the mix. I wash ...
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Remaining ginger bug
This is the first time I will make a ginger bug and the process seems very simple but my question is. How long can I keep feeding my ginger bug and if I will be using that bug to make ginger beer ...
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Ginger bug causing a gelatinous soda
I have been making ginger soda. But after fermenting, the soda was very viscous and slimy in some of the batches. It usually turns out fine but this happened multiple times inconsistently with ...
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Ginger bug stopped bubbling so I added some yeast
I had a healthy ginger bug for the first 4 days which was bubbling away nicely until it all stopped for no apparent reason. I kept feeding it as per normal and it didn't do anything for another 4 days....
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Adding ginger to cider/cyser/mead
I've been dabbling with simple ciders in the past few years. I've been particularly enjoying those made with honey as an adjunct - I'm not sure whether it should be classified as a honey cider or a ...
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Ginger bug problem
I have set up a 1 gallon brew using brewers yeast.
I have also made my own bug starter and also purchased one.
After 4 days my own starter is going well and smells very strongly of yeast.
The ...
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Ginger Bug Expansion
I've made ginger bug before and it makes really good sodas, etc, but how do you expand the bug? I've look all over online and they show how to start and maintain a bug but not how to expand it. I'm ...
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What went wrong with my root beer?
I just tried my first batch of root beer. I used a recipe from Wellness Mama. I don't drink but I think it tasted alcoholic and gingery at best. I let the ginger bug ferment for 2 weeks (I waited an ...
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Save my Ginger Bug!
I have started my first ginger bug and so far, not so good.
I followed the recipe from Wellness Mama but I'll explain what I personally did to see if I made a mistake.
I boiled a pot of water and ...
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Is juiced Ginger root fermentable?
I occasionally use a juicer to make Ginger root juice (which is quite strong) but lately I've also considered lacto-fermenting this juice.
Which leads me to my question:How fermentable is juiced ...
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Ginger Bug Smell?
I've made a new ginger bug from some pretty old ginger.
The ginger has been sitting on my counter long enough for some of it to actually sprout new shoots, but it smells fine and doesn't show any ...
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Did I kill my Ginger Bug?
I was just wondering if anyone could tell me whether or not I should keep feeding my ginger bug or start over. It was bubbling nicely the first three days, but now it seems to have gone flat. It still ...
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What might kill a ginger bug - fact and fiction?
I've been attempting to use a ginger bug to make non-alcoholic ginger beer, but I manage to kill the bug each time, either while it is cultivating or after I add it to the ginger syrup.
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What is the best way to stop fermentation?
I am thinking about brewing ginger beer for a bar I work at. This means it would be in a keg on a tap. I would like to ferment the ginger beer instead of pumping in CO2 but am unsure how to go about ...
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Creating the perfect ginger bug?
Can anyone suggest the best recipe for making a ginger bug?
I understand that it is just ginger root and unrefined sugar, but is it better to use organic ginger (if so why?), what is the best sugar ...
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Can I Bottle Ginger Beer after the bubbles have stopped?
I'm a ginger beer neophyte, but I love the stuff and can't find it in my area. I decided to brew and have two, three gallon glass carboys working(?) In one I used an extract, champagne yeast, sugar ...
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How do I make grape wine at 60%ABV, that tastes good?
Its my first time. I want to make some wine. Please tell me how I increase my wines alcohol percentage around 60%.
Is it possible, Does anyone know the process?
How much yeast, should I use in the ...
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Considering adding Fresh Ginger to a 'Simply Ginger Beer' kit
I'm about to start a brew using a 'Simply Ginger Beer' kit. I've heard that it's sweet, and light which is what I want, but it's not very gingery. Would it be ok to add some grated and boiled fresh ...
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What is the ginger bug, actually?
Recipes for spontaneous (wild) ginger ale sometimes refer to the starter as the "ginger bug". What is the ginger bug? Is it just an ordinary lactobacillus; is it a type of yeast? Is it something that ...
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How do I make my ginger beer SPICY?
I've made tons of ginger beer (often just like this http://ieatfood.net/2009/12/18/real-ginger-ale/ ), I've tried various different recipes, and they all come out quite nicely. But I want a ginger ...
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How much ginger should be used at what point of the process?
What is a reasonable amount of fresh ginger to use to lightly flavor a beer? Does the quantity to use differ based on when it is added in the process (boil vs flame out vs secondary)?
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Choosing a yeast for ginger beer
I'm doing some experiments with ginger beer (this is a alcoholic beer, not a soda). I'm use brown sugar as the sugar source for now, but may experiment with other sugars including malt as I go along.
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Ginger Beer recipe
Reeds Ginger Beer is one of my favorite non-alcoholic fizzy-drinks... just curious if anyone has a recipe for brewing something similar.
Also, what's the brewing process like? Similar to beer, or ...
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I want to brew this American IPA kit with some ginger -- terrible idea or give it a go?
Love the taste of ginger, came across Papazian's Dark Gingered Ale recipe and wanted to try it out but I've already got ten gallons of dark beer in the house and I just bought this American IPA kit... ...
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