Hi guys,
I'm off to Tesco in a bit and I was hoping someone might be awake to answer a quick question.
My FV came with a Young's Lager Kit. Now, I dislike Lager as a rule, but I dislike kit Lager even more. I made a few kits in the past with the old man and they never tasted right. I now suspect that this is because most kits come with ale yeast (go figure).
Rather than waste the kit, has anyone chucked a load of ginger in one. I was also thinking of using brown sugar and honey to round it off a bit.
Anyone have any thoughts?
Anything else I might need from't shop?
Either way, when I have finished being dragged around the supermarket by the kids and have bottled my cider I'll have a crack at it and share my findings (not the beer though, that's mine).
Ginger beer
Re: Ginger beer
Probably too late now, but I thought I'd give this one a bump!
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Ink
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Thanks Jim. You're right, it is a little late so I just dived in. I used the Young's lager kit with 3 jars of honey (1020g total) and 200g light brown sugar to make the sugars content up to as close to 1kg as possible. It smelt great at that point, then I chopped and smashed up 1kg ginger. I had to wait a few hours for the wort (am I allowed to call it wort?) to cool before pitching the yeast, but when I did I gave it a good whisk in and the following morning the kitchen smelt like ginger nuts. I hope it tastes like it smells.
The SG was 1.047 which was perhaps a little higher than I was aiming for, but we'll see how it comes out.
Do you think I should leave the ginger in all the way through primary?
The SG was 1.047 which was perhaps a little higher than I was aiming for, but we'll see how it comes out.
Do you think I should leave the ginger in all the way through primary?
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Ink
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I'm a wee bit worried about this. It seems a wee bit watery at the moment. Is there something I can do/add to improve the body?
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Ink
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Just giving this a wee bump. I bottled this yesterday after 3 weeks in the FV. My experiences with kit lagers have always been deeply disappointing so I was pleasantly surprised with this. It is better than expected. I added a bit of sweetener to help the ginger come through. When it carbonates and clears, it will be a nice drink.