Ginger Beer Yeast?

Stangas · Post by **Stangas** » Tuesday Dec 20, 2005 5:47 pm

Just made a ginger beer and was going to use a Safale yeast.

Then i read somewhere that you use a Champne?? yeast

which is it?

NTRabbit · Post by **NTRabbit** » Tuesday Dec 20, 2005 5:49 pm

I think both will work just fine, the Grumpys Ginger Ale pack comes with Safale S-04

MHD · Post by **MHD** » Tuesday Dec 20, 2005 6:05 pm

What is the good ferm range for champas yeast?

yardglass · Post by **yardglass** » Tuesday Dec 20, 2005 6:34 pm

MHD wrote:What is the good ferm range for champas yeast?

i recently brewed one @ ale temps with EC-1118 and it's turned out the duck's.

EC- 1118 Champagne Yeast will take a sh!tload longer than S-04 to bottom out, so resulting in a drier finish.

others here can go into specifics for you.

btw, i pitched 10gm(two sachets).

cheers

MHD · Post by **MHD** » Tuesday Dec 20, 2005 7:04 pm

interesting, so EC-1118 will result in a lower FG??

What characteristics does it have? I wonder what a normal beer would taste like with it...

yardglass · Post by **yardglass** » Tuesday Dec 20, 2005 7:41 pm

MHD wrote:interesting, so EC-1118 will result in a lower FG??

What characteristics does it have? I wonder what a normal beer would taste like with it...

very dry ?

c'mon guys, give it up.

UC1, you're a 1118 man aren't you?

(by 1118, i'm not referring to you're blood alcohol reading at any given time.)

NTRabbit · Post by **NTRabbit** » Tuesday Dec 20, 2005 7:43 pm

MHD wrote:I wonder what a normal beer would taste like with it...

Dom Maltignon?

Hopinger Special Cuvee Brut?

Malt & Chandon?

Veuve Hopquot La Grand Dame?

MHD · Post by **MHD** » Tuesday Dec 20, 2005 8:08 pm

mmm... Malt and chandon... thats sound quite apealing actually!

Stangas · Post by **Stangas** » Tuesday Dec 20, 2005 8:13 pm

cheers guys... well i went with the 1118

will see how it turns out

tyrone · Post by **tyrone** » Tuesday Dec 20, 2005 8:54 pm

I'll have the vintage MaltChandon ;in a real toffee voice Moll-Channdon says I at 'GORDON RAMSEY' What do you mean you don't have it?

Good thing I byo then

Sack the sommielier

:He should home brew

yardglass · Post by **yardglass** » Tuesday Dec 20, 2005 8:57 pm

Stangas wrote:cheers guys... well i went with the 1118

will see how it turns out

be patient mate.

i think it was something like 17 days before it bottomed out.

tyrone · Post by **tyrone** » Tuesday Dec 20, 2005 9:04 pm

Yardy can I use this yeast to dry a wheat right out?Something like 1 brewiser wheat; 300 ultrabrew ;30 grams saaz simmered for 20 min ;down at 24 degrees

yardglass · Post by **yardglass** » Tuesday Dec 20, 2005 9:38 pm

geez mate, i wouldn't dry the wheat. i like em malty..

to each his own own, i suppose

.

''300 ultrabrew",... a bit vague champ.

is it 300gm of the Ultrabrew 1Kg Bag ?

apart from all that, Ale yeast for Ale, and Lager for Lager. It's a very broad description, i know, if i were you i would hang on for an opinion of someone who is qualified to advise.

sorry i couldn't help
yardy

tyrone · Post by **tyrone** » Thursday Dec 22, 2005 9:20 am

Yea it is; sorry about that.

Stangas · Post by **Stangas** » Thursday Dec 22, 2005 1:29 pm

well she's going off like..... well you know

this would be my most extensive brew yet.. all my beers i have made are only kits and sugerbags.

i used

Brewmakers Ginger beer
1Kg Dextrose
500g ginger (finely grated)
2 Tbs of honey, golden syrup, cinnimon
chillies x 2
some cloves

i got the recipe from here.. so it should be good.

anyone got an idea of alcohol content? sounds like it could be quite high

tyrone · Post by **tyrone** » Friday Dec 23, 2005 9:08 am

Do a quick search as one of the threads is all about software for record keeping and calcs and stuff.