Questions tagged [ginger]
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Light green mold on the top
I am just starting my ginger bug. On day three and it has started growing light green mold on some of the ginger pieces at the top. I have it in a 1 L jar with an airlock. This exact thing happened ...
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does my ginger bug have mold?
My ginger bug had been 3 days bubbling and fizzing, but now it's stopped bubbling and smells too much of fermented ginger, can somebody help me? please?
I need help urgently.
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Question about Ginger Bug
I'm very new to brewing and also fermentation and I'm really confused when I start fermenting my ginger bug. I don't know when to screw my bottle tight and when to put a cheese cloth on top of the ...
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Will bigger feed give faster increase in ginger bug?
I started making my first ginger bug a week ago and it finally produced a bubble on the 7 th day!
I’m planning to brew a big batch of ginger beer in a 5 gallon carboy and I’m need 7 cups ginger bug ...
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Ginger bug does not produce enough carbonation
I am using the following recipe to grow an active ginger bug:
2 cups bottled water
2 tbsp grated organic ginger
2 tbs refined sugar
Each day I add 2 tbsp ginger and 2 tbsp sugar to the mix. I wash ...
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Remaining ginger bug
This is the first time I will make a ginger bug and the process seems very simple but my question is. How long can I keep feeding my ginger bug and if I will be using that bug to make ginger beer ...
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Ginger bug causing a gelatinous soda
I have been making ginger soda. But after fermenting, the soda was very viscous and slimy in some of the batches. It usually turns out fine but this happened multiple times inconsistently with ...
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Ginger bug stopped bubbling so I added some yeast
I had a healthy ginger bug for the first 4 days which was bubbling away nicely until it all stopped for no apparent reason. I kept feeding it as per normal and it didn't do anything for another 4 days....
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Adding ginger to cider/cyser/mead
I've been dabbling with simple ciders in the past few years. I've been particularly enjoying those made with honey as an adjunct - I'm not sure whether it should be classified as a honey cider or a ...
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Ginger bug problem
I have set up a 1 gallon brew using brewers yeast.
I have also made my own bug starter and also purchased one.
After 4 days my own starter is going well and smells very strongly of yeast.
The ...
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Ginger Bug Expansion
I've made ginger bug before and it makes really good sodas, etc, but how do you expand the bug? I've look all over online and they show how to start and maintain a bug but not how to expand it. I'm ...
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What went wrong with my root beer?
I just tried my first batch of root beer. I used a recipe from Wellness Mama. I don't drink but I think it tasted alcoholic and gingery at best. I let the ginger bug ferment for 2 weeks (I waited an ...
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Save my Ginger Bug!
I have started my first ginger bug and so far, not so good.
I followed the recipe from Wellness Mama but I'll explain what I personally did to see if I made a mistake.
I boiled a pot of water and ...
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Is juiced Ginger root fermentable?
I occasionally use a juicer to make Ginger root juice (which is quite strong) but lately I've also considered lacto-fermenting this juice.
Which leads me to my question:How fermentable is juiced ...
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Ginger Bug Smell?
I've made a new ginger bug from some pretty old ginger.
The ginger has been sitting on my counter long enough for some of it to actually sprout new shoots, but it smells fine and doesn't show any ...
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