[CaptainD00M]

hum... no text in post, how strange.
In NZ we get Buni all the time, Ginger Beer owns, Its great becuse i use it a substitiute at parties (i dont drink). Phonix organics make an awsome GB too... You know what i've never gotten, the Us and Root beer, its way to sweet IMO.

I approve of this thread.

[progmetaldan]

Originally Posted by Drew

My name is Drew, and I approve of this thread.

Colin and I have actally attempted making ginger beer in the past.It turned out ok - the recipe we had ended up with a ligntly carbonaded, mildly alchololic ginger-flavored lemonade, actually, which wasn't half bad - very refreshing - but needed to be filtered and wasn't ginger-y enough for a Dark and Stormy. Still, I haven't given up.

Good man, don't lose heart, you will have your Ginger beer eventually...

My dad and brother tried a similar thing, but I think it turned out like yours... + one of the bottles exploded...

Originally Posted by CaptainD00M

hum... no text in post, how strange.
In NZ we get Buni all the time, Ginger Beer owns, Its great becuse i use it a substitiute at parties (i dont drink). Phonix organics make an awsome GB too... You know what i've never gotten, the Us and Root beer, its way to sweet IMO.

I approve of this thread.

Is root beer the equivilent to what we call Sarsparilla? Or is that different again... Either way, I also love that...

[The Dark Wolf]

Does ginger beer have alcohol content?

I've always wanted to try it.

[Abhorred]

Originally Posted by The Dark Wolf

Does ginger beer have alcohol content?

I've always wanted to try it.

Generally, there's no alcohol in it. Traditional ginger beers are brewed, though, so homemade ones often turn out slightly alcoholic - as Drew can attest.

Alcoholic or not, it's a fine, fine concoction if you can find the right one, and can feel great on a warm evening. It also works quite well as complement to spicy foods, as I've found..

[progmetaldan]

Originally Posted by The Dark Wolf

Does ginger beer have alcohol content?

I've always wanted to try it.

As Abhorred said, it doesn't usually, but sometimes homemade can turn out a little bit alcoholic...

My little bro got me 4 pack of Bundaberg for my birthday yesterday, so I enjoyed one earlier this afternoon, and thought of this thread as I was doing so...

[Drew]

Originally Posted by progmetaldan

My dad and brother tried a similar thing, but I think it turned out like yours... + one of the bottles exploded...

Dude, that happened to us, too!

We made two 3L bottles, and drank one of them. The other sat in the fridge for a couple weeks. Colin was having a few people over for dinner one night, and figured it'd been there forever and we could use the fridge space, so he pulled it out to dump it down the sink.

He opened it, and nothing happened for a second, then all of a sudden it started erupting, geyser style, literally shooting up from the sink all the way to the ceiling, ten feet above, evidently for several seconds. The shit got EVERYWHERE. I'm sorry I wasn't there to see it...

Our guess is that when we filled that bottle we accidently overfilled it a little, and a lot of the yeast got out, so we added some more yeast and sugar. We then sealed it, let it ferment for the 24 hours, and tossed it into the fridge. What we think happened is there was too much yeast and sugar in there, but it continued to ferment in an anerobic environment for about two weeks. When it was suddenly unsealed and the oxygen-starved contents were exposed to oxygen, well...

[progmetaldan]

Much easier just to enjoy a cold Bundy's... :P

[Drew]

I'm partial to A.J. Stephan's myself, but point taken.

[Shawn]

I had some ginger beer the other night, it was tasty.

[progmetaldan]

Originally Posted by Shawn

I had some ginger beer the other night, it was tasty.

Sunday afternoon I also enjoyed a nice cold Bundy's... But I'm out of them now, must get some more...