Ginger Beer Plant

taxsaver

Hi,

I'm hoping that some lovely person reading this forum might have some genuine GBP that they might be willing to split?

I have very fond memories of ginger beer made from a GBP when I was a child. A friend's mother had the culture but I've long since lost contact.

I'd love to be able get my hands on some and be able to share the delights with my own family.

ChocClare

You can buy it online but it is quite pricey (£9 for 50g here). However, you can produce a very acceptable ginger beer from ginger, yeast and sugar, which produces a culture which you can then divide and use over and over again - so really the only difference is that you are using commercial yeast in the original batch instead of wild yeast, no?

Anyway, the method we used to use was almost exactly like this one, if that's any help to you.

taxsaver

Thanks, but I'm rather wanting a 'proper' GBP rather than a yeast substitute and ofc being MSE and OS I'm hoping someone has one ready to split, rather than having to buy one.

squeaky

Hiya,

Sorry, but while I'm sure there are kind hearted members who would love to be able to help you out; swapping, giving items and the exchange of personal details is against the forum rules. I'll copy the relevant section below for you.

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curlytop12

you could always try freecycle/netmums/put a card in a shop window?

patchwork_cat

HAve a look at the 2 nd post http://www.selfsufficientish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=9087&start=45

lucy_lemon

Sorry to trawl up a dead thread, but has anyone made a ginger beer plant? I am hoping to make one tonight! The last time I tried it didn't seem to work, but I started it last October. I'm hoping that the summer (ha!) weather will help it along a bit.

blossomhill_2

We had one that exploded in the airing cupboard in spectacular style when I was a child, never forget it
Still love GB though

lucy_lemon

Wow, must have made a horrendous mess!

daska

A proper GBP is a SCOBY - Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria and Yeast - and can't be 'made' easily. The GBP scoby looks a bit like mushed up stewed apple. You could buy a bit from http://www.gingerbeerplant.org/ or try asking on Freegle/Freecycle to see if someone has some going spare.

Or you could do one of those yeast, sugar, ground ginger jobs - some people seem to like it but if you've had the real stuff doesn't cut the mustard.

lucy_lemon

Thanks for that daska. I have read online though that you can make a basic one using just ginger, water and sugar. It seems to work for a lot of people so I'm hopeful that will be successful.