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Wild Ginger Bug Smells Like Buttered Popcorn. Keep or Toss?
This is a two week old Ginger bug developed from organic store-bought ginger (not a SCOBY). I've kept it in a warm cabinet, not my fridge while it got established. I'm new to fermentation and brewing, ...
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How to prevent sulfur odors when brewing ginger ale / ginger beer?
I made my first batch of ginger beer and it was delicious—but with prominent sewer gas undertones.
This was a simple recipe and a quick ferment: ginger, water, sugar, lemon juice, and yeast fermented ...
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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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