Ginger Beer Plant

Seakay

No, I've always found them to be colourfast, but if you are worried give it a swish in boiling water befor using it for the first time.

sashacat

I use old tights and they work well...I wash them first of course. When I make redcurrent or blackcurrent jelly I always use tights and they are ideal
I have been looking for a recipe for ginger beer for ages and this one looks good. I will give it a go, thanks

Penelope_Penguin

Has anyone else made ginger beer? The Small Penguins were given a kit, and the beer has been fab.

We're now getting a bit sick of it, and would like to save the *plant* for another time. If we freeze the yeasty mixture, will it restart at a later date?

TIA, Penny. x

Bongedone

I have actually used a J cloth also. It does not affect the colour. I made non alcoholic ginger beer. I grated the ginger into a bowl then put it in the J cloth and strained it.

witchypoo

I used to make ginger beer from an old traditional recipe that is fizzy but contains no yeast! The ground ginger seems to create it's own from sitting and fermenting with the other ingredients. I used to use a clean old tea towel, which I would scald with boiling water to make sure it was really clean before straining. Tights work too but they need to be a high denier!

dublinsgirl

hi everyone,

does any one have a recipe for ginger beer plant? i used to make it when my kids were small, and would love to make some more, but cant remember how, thanks a lot.:beer:

whatatwit

Have a look at this site for a Ginger Beer Plant

or this one is in my favourites as an Alcoholic Ginger Beer

I've not tried either, but i may now do so. :beer:

Pink.

Hi dublinsgirl,

There's an earlier thread with some recipes that may help too so I've added your thread to it to keep all the replies together.

Pink

foreign_correspondent

dragging up a very old thread here, but now I have got the gear together for making elderflower champagne etc, I think ginger beer will be my next project...

Did anyone find a really good, sucessful recipe that they would recommend?