Ginger beer

[frustratedearthmother]

No wonder it makes you feel better.

 

[Lazy Gardener]

Sounds like you may have the start of a cottage industry there... perhaps one that could grow to become quite a money maker.

 

[sumi]

In all honesty I'm surprised myself. Dispite the fact that I totally forgot how to properly bottle. Ginger yeast is only good for 4.0 ~ 4.5 % alcohol. So I added blueberry flavored bottle primer to yeast that can no longer produce - thus my drink has very little carbonation
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I was reading on the internet last night about the health benefits of both ginger and blueberries. Its the internet so who knows if it's true or not. But if true I brewed up some healthy stuff.

Ginger Health Benefits
1. Ginger Contains Gingerol, a Substance With Powerful Medicinal Properties.

2. Ginger Can Treat Many Forms of Nausea, Especially Morning Sickness.

3. Ginger May Reduce Muscle Pain and Soreness.

4. The Anti-Inflammatory Effects Can Help With Osteoarthritis.

5. Ginger May Drastically Lower Blood Sugars and Improve Heart Disease Risk Factors.

6. Ginger Can Help Treat Chronic Indigestion.

7. Ginger Powder May Significantly Reduce Menstrual Pain.

8. Ginger May Lower Cholesterol Levels.

9. Ginger Contains a Substance That May Help Prevent Cancer.

10. Ginger May Improve Brain Function and Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease.

11. The Active Ingredient in Ginger Can Help Fight Infections.
Reference ---> https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/11-proven-benefits-of-ginger#section11

Blueberry Health Benefits
1. Blueberries Are Low in Calories But High in Nutrients.

2. Blueberries are the King of Antioxidant Foods.

3. Blueberries Reduce DNA Damage, Which May Help Protect Against Aging and Cancer.

4. Blueberries Protect Cholesterol in Your Blood From Becoming Damaged.

5. Blueberries May Lower Blood Pressure.

6. Blueberries May Help Prevent Heart Disease.

7. Blueberries Can Help Maintain Brain Function and Improve Memory.

8. Anthocyanins in Blueberries May Have Anti-Diabetes Effects.

9. May Help Fight Urinary Tract Infections.

10. Blueberries May Reduce Muscle Damage After Strenuous Exercise
Reference --->
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/10-proven-benefits-of-blueberries#section10

I think I should start brewing ginger ale! It sounds wonderful. I add blueberries to my morning smoothies often, so I'm covered there and glad to see how beneficial they are too.

 

[CrealCritter]

Yeast harvesting

I'm going to brew up another batch of this blueberry ginger cream ale. Instead of growing a fresh ginger bug, I'll just use the ginger yeast from the bottom of the bottles instead.

Sterilization is a must! I have no rinse sanitizer in the 1/2 gallon jar with hot water. See the trub in the bottom of the glass, that's inactive yeast from where it sat in the refrigerator in the bottle. This will be my starter. After I drink as much of the ale off the trub as I can with a straw.

After dumping the sanitizer into my bottling bucket and sucking as much ale off the top of the trub as I could with a sanitized plastic straw. I poured some non chlorinated spring water into the glass and swirled it around to suspend the yeast and poured it into the 1/2 gallon canning jar. Then I topped it to 2 cups with same non chlorinated spring water added 2 table spoons of white sugar and swirled it around. I then put the jar in the sink with hot water to wake up the yeast.

As I pull bottles of ale out of the fridge to drink, I'll harvest the yeast and add to the 1/2 gallon canning jar, add 2 tablespoons white sugar and top to two cups with non chlorinated spring water.

With any luck I'll have a good crop of yeast starter for my next batch of blueberry ginger cream ale.

Talking about scraping the bottom of the barrel -lol

 

[sumi]

You're welcome I hope the second batch will turn out as good, if not better! It's wonderful that you found something that helps with the pain you had and it's not "medicine" as such, it's natural.