Rhubarb Ginger Beer

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MuckyFunster
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Rhubarb Ginger Beer

Post by MuckyFunster » Tue May 01, 2018 7:06 pm

Hullo,

I was in Aldi yesterday and they have a ton of rhubarb on special seeing as it’s in season. Got me pondering the idea of a rhubarb and ginger beer.

For a gallon demijohn I was thinking something like

200g root ginger
200g rhubarb
200g brown sugar
1 lemon (zested and sliced up, all thrown in the jug)

I have a packet of cider yeast in the cupboard so probably just use that.

Then after a couple weeks, rack it and add in 200g maltodextrin for sweetness (anyone noticing a pattern?)

All just guesswork in terms of ingredients and amounts. Probs can’t go all that wrong....





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Re: Rhubarb Ginger Beer

Post by WalesAles » Tue May 01, 2018 8:57 pm

MuckyFunster wrote:
Tue May 01, 2018 7:06 pm
Hullo,

I was in Aldi yesterday and they have a ton of rhubarb on special seeing as it’s in season. Got me pondering the idea of a rhubarb and ginger beer.

For a gallon demijohn I was thinking something like

200g root ginger
200g rhubarb
200g brown sugar
1 lemon (zested and sliced up, all thrown in the jug)

I have a packet of cider yeast in the cupboard so probably just use that.

Then after a couple weeks, rack it and add in 200g maltodextrin for sweetness (anyone noticing a pattern?)

All just guesswork in terms of ingredients and amounts. Probs can’t go all that wrong....





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Mucky,
What liquids are you adding?

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Rhubarb Ginger Beer

Post by MuckyFunster » Wed May 02, 2018 7:58 am

Was just going to fill the gallon jug up with water. Just over 4L will give me about 12 wee bottles, I suppose.

What you thinking?


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Re: Rhubarb Ginger Beer

Post by MuckyFunster » Thu May 03, 2018 10:25 am

After a bit more research and googling....I ended up just winging it with this rhubarb ginger beer last night.

In the end I went with

250g ginger
250g rhubarb
250g brown sugar
300g white sugar

(I’ve just realised now that I’ve forgotten the lemon! With the tartness of the rhubarb I doubt it’ll be needed. I’ll wait and see. Might add it in after racking)

I peeled the ginger and the rhubarb and put them through the food processor, so they’re all ground up into mush.

I made a wee yeast starter with a spoon of nutrient too.

It was bubbling away quite the thing when I got up this morning!


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Re: Rhubarb Ginger Beer

Post by Crastney » Thu May 03, 2018 1:06 pm

would have made a nice cider if you'd used apple juice instead of water - however it might be alright. possibly it'll be on the thin/watery side.
previously I've done rhubarb and ginger wine, and added currents/sultanas and a ripe banana to provide some body, and used white grape juice instead of some of the water.

good luck with this.

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Re: Rhubarb Ginger Beer

Post by WalesAles » Thu May 03, 2018 10:12 pm

Crastney wrote:
Thu May 03, 2018 1:06 pm
would have made a nice cider if you'd used apple juice instead of water - however it might be alright. possibly it'll be on the thin/watery side.
previously I've done rhubarb and ginger wine, and added currents/sultanas and a ripe banana to provide some body, and used white grape juice instead of some of the water.

good luck with this.
MF,
I was thinking on these additions myself.
I didn`t say sooner because I didn`t want to put you off the `Beer` aspect of it.

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Re: Rhubarb Ginger Beer

Post by MuckyFunster » Thu May 03, 2018 10:30 pm

I’ve actually got 12 bottles of ginger and apple cider maturing in the cupboard - my first attempt at turbo cider. Not tasted it yet. Only been in the bottles a couple weeks. Figured I’d mature it till summer time. Also got apple and cherry turbo cider maturing too!


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