Sunday, 25 April 2010

24/04/10

moved real ale to garage to clear

strained cider and added sugar and lemon


then made up another kit
Woodforde Admirals reserve
again easy job didn't even have to add sugar to this one


Then cooked up a batch of Fiery Ginger Beer

1kg of fresh ginger
5tsp dried ginger
1tsp cream of tartar
2 lemon
2 lime
3.5 ltr boiling water
all in a pot and simmer for 30 minutes

then into a fermenting bin and top up with cold water to 5 gallons

add yeast nutrient and pitch yeast I used a champayne yeast

ps Must wait till liquid is between 20 and 25 degrees C or yeast will die

hydrometer reading of 1049

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