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Alcoholic Gingerbeer Made with Fresh Root Ginger.
This recipe makes a semi-sweet alcoholic gingerbeer of about 4.5% strength.
You can vary the sweetness by varying the amount of lactose in the recipe or make it dry by leaving the lactose out altogether
Ingredients
  • subheading: Ingredients:
  • A 22 litre brewing barrel
  • An airlock and rubber seal (can be found a brewing stores)
  • Enough Screw top soft drink bottles for 20 litres of ginger beer
  • Rinse free steriliser (available at the supermarket)
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  • 2kg brewers sugar or liquid glucose or dextrose (avoid table sugar if possible it creates a lot more sediment than the others)
  • 500g malt extract (brand name Maltexo in the brewing section of the supermarket)
  • 500g lactose
  • 100g to 200g crushed or grated fresh ginger (vary to suit your own taste)
  • Up to 4 lemons, sliced or chopped fine including peel (optional)
  • 5g yeast nutrient
  • 1 sachet or 7 grams brewers or ale yeast (available from Bin Inn)
  • Water to make up 22 litres of wort
Note: Ingredients may have been altered from the original.
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