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Re: Advice on ginger beer?

Post by GillettBreweryCnslt » Fri Jul 08, 2011 10:24 am

That look delicious!

I have to get mine on tap soon me thinks
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Re: Advice on ginger beer?

Post by moxie » Fri Jul 08, 2011 10:31 am

That looks awesome. Would that kill keg o-rings like Root beer does?
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Re: Advice on ginger beer?

Post by mr x » Fri Jul 08, 2011 10:41 am

I hope not on the o-rings. I think I fucked up on the sugar too. The heat must have melted my brain, because I used 13 lbs, which is about 1.050....

No activity yet with 1118 and Montrachet...pitched yesterday at 4pm, but I put them in the basement and they cooled to 60f. Warmed back up to 66 now.
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Re: Advice on ginger beer?

Post by NASH » Fri Jul 08, 2011 2:07 pm

It does look delicious, but I don't think 3 lbs of ginger is nearly enough, and you prolly should have thrown some melanoidin in there to make it good :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Advice on ginger beer?

Post by mr x » Fri Jul 08, 2011 2:23 pm

Yeah, well nobody fucking replied when I asked before I brewed it. :moon: :mrgreen:

I could probably 'dry-hop' the keg with a shit load to help things along....
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Re: Advice on ginger beer?

Post by LiverDance » Fri Jul 08, 2011 2:30 pm

mr x wrote:I could probably 'dry-hop' the keg with a shit load to help things along....
I've done this...I've also added flat propeller ginger ale to a keg to get some of that nice kick
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Re: Advice on ginger beer?

Post by mr x » Fri Jul 08, 2011 2:33 pm

What was your verdict on the keg hopping? 1-lbs per corney...?
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Re: Advice on ginger beer?

Post by LiverDance » Fri Jul 08, 2011 2:39 pm

I did 8oz with good results, it def brought up the ginger level. Mine was a lemon ginger wit though so for a complete ginger beer a lb sounds right.
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Re: Advice on ginger beer?

Post by mr x » Fri Jul 08, 2011 2:47 pm

Fuck it, I'll go another 1.5-2lbs. Slice it up razor thin in a mandolin, maybe even dry hop with hops too...

Damn I'm missing those long keg bags from NCM now.... :evil: :x
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Re: Re: Advice on ginger beer?

Post by NASH » Fri Jul 08, 2011 3:02 pm

mr x wrote:Yeah, well nobody fucking replied when I asked before I brewed it. :moon: :mrgreen:

I could probably 'dry-hop' the keg with a shit load to help things along....
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Re: Advice on ginger beer?

Post by LiverDance » Fri Jul 08, 2011 3:33 pm

mr x wrote:Fuck it, I'll go another 1.5-2lbs. Slice it up razor thin in a mandolin, maybe even dry hop with hops too...

Damn I'm missing those long keg bags from NCM now.... :evil: :x

I'm sure Chris can lend you one, drop him a line.
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Re: Advice on ginger beer?

Post by mr x » Sat Jul 09, 2011 5:28 am

Rocking away now.
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Re: Advice on ginger beer?

Post by mr x » Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:03 am

Well, down to 1.040 from 1.050.

I also pitched about one gallon with some of the -05/Old Ale blend from the RIS. :? :lol:
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Re: Advice on ginger beer?

Post by mr x » Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:03 pm

Well, it's 1.012. Not sure what to make of this. It's got a bit of ginger bite on the nostrils, but could use just a bit more, so I'm loading up the keg with a mesh bag full of ginger. To top off this adventure, I lost the keg bag chalmers loaned me, which was to replace my keg bag which I also lost...

I can just me bifting the whole carboy into the East river.... :lolno:
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