Thank you Alffe for doing that search for me, but Lara has found what I was looking for.

That's the one Lara! Thank you very much.

I had looked on the Internet but they all use yeast now and I remember my dad using sultanas and no yeast. Some of his bottles would explode anyway and I would not want to try adding yeast to an already potent brew.

Also, I was wondering if one used yeast would not that make the brew alcoholic?

After posting this thread, I'm now assuming this drink must be a UK delicacy especially as Chemar knows it, and Alffe's reference bears that out. Anyway.... thank you very much Lara for the recipe. Am now looking forward to quenching my thirst on a hot and humid summer's day.

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Yum!

Have fun preparing. Very nostalgic for me.



p.s. I just checked your temp in your sig. and notice you have East Australian time. I'm on that and you are Eastern Daylight Savings Time. lol

LOL. I'd best go fix that. I forget that your state is an hour behind the rest of us

Behind in some ways, ahead in others.

Beautiful one day, perfect the next.

Funny I find this post... I just bought an old cookbook from a thrift store that had a Ginger Beer recipe. It is different, doesn't use the sultanas. One thing it does mention is do not use plastic containers to make or store it. Apparently it will take on the taste of the plastic.

Sounds like a fun project to try with my son who loves ginger ale!

Good luck with it 2K2C. It's really yummy and so refreshing on a hot day. BTW.... it's yummy on a cold day too, LOL

If you do make your own you need air tight caps when you bottle it, just like those on bottles of lager ... otherwise you'll lose the fizz or worse, the tops will blow off.

When ready to drink (after about a week) your ginger beer will be fizzy/carbonated just like coca cola and such that you buy. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.

Dear Koala, Just wondering how the ginger beer is going? Were you able to get it made? I just realized that maybe you were doing some for the 25th?