Noontime
Well-Known Member
Someone mentioned ginger beer in another thread so I wanted to throw this out there before I forget. I made a delicious alcoholic ginger beer using most of the normal general brewing methods. I'll post the recipe later.
I tried to emulate the ginger beers (carbonated soft drink) I have had here in Florida, which are a much spicier version of ginger ale. 2 things I learned...
1. Ginger gets spicier as it gets older; so when you buy it at the grocery store, the ones with thin yellow skins will be mellow while the ones with thick brown skins will be spicier.
2. Commercial manufacturers of the soft drink add capsacin to them to get them spicy.
I'll post another thread with the recipe in case anyone is interested. Although it's not as spicy as I wanted it's still a very enjoyable drink with big ginger flavor (Asian kind of flowery flavor).
I tried to emulate the ginger beers (carbonated soft drink) I have had here in Florida, which are a much spicier version of ginger ale. 2 things I learned...
1. Ginger gets spicier as it gets older; so when you buy it at the grocery store, the ones with thin yellow skins will be mellow while the ones with thick brown skins will be spicier.
2. Commercial manufacturers of the soft drink add capsacin to them to get them spicy.
I'll post another thread with the recipe in case anyone is interested. Although it's not as spicy as I wanted it's still a very enjoyable drink with big ginger flavor (Asian kind of flowery flavor).