Ginger Beer

[Keehner]

About 25 years ago a friend of mine gave me some 'Ginger beer' must. I had to follow the instructions and I made my own Ginger beer. Then you were to split the must in half. Use one half to make more Ginger beer and pass the other half to a friend. I moved away and lost the instructions and must. Can anyone help me to find the recipe and tell me where I can get the must.

[Carol_Ann]

My Mum used to make it too. I will try to dig out the ricipe, Delia Smith has a recipe in one of her books too

[mikewith]

This from Cetti: Do hope it's the recipe you need - it's one that my aunt used. STARTING A PLANT - 1. Take 1/2 oz fresh baker's yeast mixed with 1 pint of warm water in a covered jug. 2. Every day feed the above mixture with 1 teaspoon ground ginger and stir. 3. After 1 week, leave to stand for 24 hours and strain off the clear liquor. 4. Make a sugar solution of 1lb sugar to 4 pints water, add the liquor to this and bottle in strong plastic bottles and store. 5. Divide the original plant into two and add one pint water and feed daily as before. The plant must be split each week or it will die. 6. Leave the bottled ginger beer for one week ( if you can!) before consumption.

[Cetti]

Only just seen this Mike - Thanks for sorting it out!