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Ginger Beer Recipe (non-alcoholic)

January 6, 2022 By sue 2 Comments

Test after one week

I have previously tried brewing my own ginger beer (Ginger Beer and Apple Ginger Beer) but they have always been recipes for alcoholic ginger beer. This recipe is for a non-alcoholic version that you make without the first ferment that produces the alcohol but rather just ferments in the bottles with a small amount of sugar to produce the fizz (and a very small amount of alcohol if you are being pedantic). The fermenting jar is just used for mixing in this case so you can use another large … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drinks, Kitchen Tagged With: Ginger, Ginger beer

Apple Ginger Beer Recipe

March 9, 2021 By sue Leave a Comment

Apple Ginger Beer

This alcoholic Apple Ginger Beer Recipe comes from Mad Millie. I've previously made Ginger Beer from their kit but was excited to try this new recipe that just required ginger beer yeast and ingredients you might have in your garden or can buy from the supermarket (sugar, ginger, lemon and apple juice).  It is a very refreshing drink with the apple juice giving it an unexpected twist. It can be made with dried or fresh ginger, whatever you have to hand. I made it exactly to the recipe this time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drinks, Kitchen Tagged With: Ginger, Ginger beer

Brewing Alcoholic Ginger Beer

October 28, 2015 By sue 3 Comments

I have always liked the idea of making my own ginger beer but I've heard so many stories of exploding bottles that it put me off so far.  I have been making a range of ciders and ales using a brewing kit from Mad Millie, and I was thinking I should contact them to see if they could do an 'idiot proof' ginger beer. Imagine my surprise when I went on line to get their contact details to discover that they had beaten me to it: there was a Gluten Free Alcoholic Ginger Beer kit in stock.  I would … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drinks, Kitchen Tagged With: Brewing, Ginger beer

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