Thanks for the tip about the plastic test bottle. I've been monitoring my bad batch to see how the carbonation develops. Today it is definitely fizzier, but still under where I'd like it to be. Just the slightest fwoop when I popped the top on the bottle. The taste improved a bit as well, but...
Yes, my first batch. From what I understand this is very different from a typical beer process, and it actually seemed pretty straightforward to me since you ferment and carbonate in the bottle. No need for multiple vessels and equipment. The trade-off is lack of precision I suppose. I haven’t...
Hello,
I recently bottled my first batch of ginger beer brewed from a ginger bug, and today I opened the first bottle to see how it turned out. It was powerfully, overwhelmingly gingery, and under-carbonated. But there's also this funky taste and odor that is just... bad somehow. I am a...