Runny nose...

[Bramble-Poultry]

oi sue!

i remeber how to make ginger beer, infact i have some brewing in the corner, but trust me - with this particular ginger beer you wouldnt want to risk driving afterwards!

basically, boil up the water and bruised ginger root allow to cool to blood temp, mix in the sugar and drop in a touch of yeast. bottle in old 2 ltr pop bottles and leave for 24 hours. Past 36 hours and they could explode so keep checking the pressure and release as needed!

[Eco-Chic]

Does releasing the pressure involve tasting it?

[Bramble-Poultry]

if you are quick - i.e before it explodes and hits the ceiling!

seriously, you must use the old pop bottles as they are designed to withstand the pressure of injected co2. the bottles must have their caps gently opened at least once in a 36 hour period or there is a very real danger of explosion from the build up of c02.

however, you have never tasted such gorgeous ginger beer! when her ladyship wakes up in the morning i will ask her for the proper recipe with measurements for you all to save the guess work.

as for me, in between mucking out the pens (just for a change) i am making black pudding! got the blood and the skins so i am ready to make a horror film!

[Eco-Chic]

When you say old pop bottles, do you mean the old glass ones?

I lurve black pudding. I'll look after some for you if you don't have space for it all

I like white pudding too, btw

[Suechooks]

oi sue!

i remeber how to make ginger beer, infact i have some brewing in the corner, but trust me - with this particular ginger beer you wouldnt want to risk driving afterwards!

basically, boil up the water and bruised ginger root allow to cool to blood temp, mix in the sugar and drop in a touch of yeast. bottle in old 2 ltr pop bottles and leave for 24 hours. Past 36 hours and they could explode so keep checking the pressure and release as needed!

Naaaaaaaaaaa! The one I mean was made with a "ginger beer plant" which was like quatermass in the bottom of the jar! Couldn't get root ginger in those days Mike- it was post-war and still some rationing! Before the days of the Corona man doing door to door lemonade sales too! Enough blathering about the not-so-good old days!

[Liza]

sue - can you correct me if i am wrong, but ACV is actually different from culinary cider vinegar isnt it? i am sure somewhere i read that you shouldnt use cooking grade, but animal grade, hence the horsey shops??

or am i just going mad....... its a possibility y'know

M

Aspall do ACV unpasturised I got it in Sainsbury.