Comments on: Instant Gratification: Ginger Beer https://jefita.com/2011/04/11/instant-gratification-ginger-beer/ Arts and crafts by Amy Monteith Wed, 19 Aug 2020 17:38:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.18 By: jefita https://jefita.com/2011/04/11/instant-gratification-ginger-beer/#comment-46 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:23:19 +0000 http://jefita.com/blog/?p=584#comment-46 Heh, well I leave the real brewing up to Mr. Boy. I don’t want to steal his thunder. The only reason I used bread yeast the first time was because I was too lazy to go out to the homebrew store right then. It really didn’t carbonate at all, but I think it didn’t help that it was a really cool weekend.

That’s good to know about the wild yeast. I’ve been told that the wild stuff in this region makes for lousy sourdough, but I was curious what it would do for a brew. I will have to try it out eventually and report my findings.

Glad you enjoyed!

]]> By: Brent https://jefita.com/2011/04/11/instant-gratification-ginger-beer/#comment-45 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:48:53 +0000 http://jefita.com/blog/?p=584#comment-45 Cool stuff. You are just a few steps away from brewing your own beer. 🙂

I agree that champagne yeast is the way to go here instead of bread yeast. It does a great job kicking up the carbonation level pretty quickly and making it more soda like.

The wild yeast is something interesting to try too. It should give it a tart or sour taste to it. A lot of commercial brewers and homebrewers are dabbling with wild yeast in creating gueuze and sour ales. I’ll have to try this out.

Thanks for sharing!
-Brent

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