mole trapper 1,646 Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Started 5 gallons on Sunday, piece of p+#s to make and only a tenner to make. 2 kgs of fresh ginger grated, 2 orange, lemon, lime zest and juice, 3kg of sugar, 23lts of water and a sachet of champagne yeast. Bubbling like a train, should be fermented out in about eight days total, bottle with teaspoon of caster sugar per bottle and cap. I'll be putting in half a tsp of splenda as well to sweeten slightly as I don't like ir too dry. You could drink in a couple of weeks but massively improved if you leave a couple of months to bottle condition in a cool place. Mine should come out between 7/8%. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,530 Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Soon as I saw the thread title before I saw who posted it I thought of you LOL Did you get your motor sorted mate? Cheers, D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil cooney 10,415 Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 I made some last year and it was delicious, maybe too nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mole trapper 1,646 Posted February 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 what you trying to say about me? Yep, picked her up, bloody scarey place though that Manchester! Everywhere you looked wall to wall burkhas and so many coppers, all toting h+k mp5,s! Thought the train had pulled into down town Beirut. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mole trapper 1,646 Posted February 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 This is how it looks, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,530 Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 What about a pic of the van Cheers, D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mole trapper 1,646 Posted March 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Well bottled it up last night, 45 bottles, 6.6%, not the 7+% it should have been because there was supposed to be only 40 bottles, "school boy error", hopefully haven't lost to much fireyness or depth of flavour. Worked out 33p a bottle. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mole trapper 1,646 Posted March 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Forgot to mention, half tsp of splenda per bottle to sweeten a bit and one tsp per bottle of caster sugar to bottle condition and plenty of fizz. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattybugeye 884 Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 That looks great mate good night in for you there lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,530 Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Well bottled it up last night, 45 bottles, 6.6%, not the 7+% it should have been because there was supposed to be only 40 bottles, "school boy error", hopefully haven't lost to much fireyness or depth of flavour. Worked out 33p a bottle. Drop mine off when your passing and I'll have a look at the van LOL Cheers, D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
urbanfly 11 Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Will be knocking some of this up come the weekend reminds me so much of my nan, as a kid she would give me ginger ale Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,479 Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 My granny used to make it,good stuff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,395 Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Can't complain at 33 pence a bottle mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
urbanfly 11 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) It's all done time to wait it out now fingers crossed this is my 1st go at this a little help from the father in law and my mother in law so we shall see It's bubbling away Edited March 7, 2015 by urbanfly 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mole trapper 1,646 Posted March 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 What's in your recipe?, if it's in a warm place it'll be fermented out in about seven days. Mines about to go out to the shed tomorrow to cool and condition. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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