The wild yeast and beneficial bacteria hide within. We are coaxing them out. Dump your ginger into your sanitized jar and add two cups of distilled water, then two table spoons of white sugar. Add two tablespoons of ginger, water, and white sugar every day, and tell your new pets ...
Many recipes you might see for ginger ale involve adding yeast to assist in the fermentation which creates bubbles (root beer is made in a similar way). But I’m not really interested in making ginger beer here, and I’ve already got the bubbles, so all I needed was a syrup to flavor...
Then all you have to do is bottle the brew and wait for those beneficial bacteria and yeast to do their work. Sassafras, sarsaparilla, ginger root, and birch all give the brew its distinctive flavor, but without the additives. Sassafras gives root beer its distinctive, slightly mint-like ...
It's important to use fruit juice or sweetened herbal tea when you make homemade, naturally fermented sodas. The bacteria and yeast in your bug thrive on sugar. Without it, your soda and beers won't ferment properly. Try your ginger bug in these recipes: Homemade Root Beer Fermented Lemon...
This root beer recipe uses the same beneficial culture as the ginger ale: a homemade ginger bug. Homemade root beer is also simple to make and has all the flavor of conventional root beer without the harmful ingredients. Herbs for Homemade Root Beer The herbs used in homemade root beer,...
Pineapple alcohol is made with sliced pineapple, lukewarm water, brown bread, oats, ginger, yeast and sugar. Apple beer is a concoction of teabags, sugar, yeast and brown bread. The ingredients are left to ferment overnight. A popular drinking spot in Nonqaba, that dates back to the 1950...
Kombucha is produced by fermenting tea using a SCOBY (this one’s important, so remember it for the test, kids). The acronym stands for “symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast,” and while it sounds like some kind of scary mutant, this chemical cocktail is a crucial tool in creating a...
White wine yeast. The amount of wine yeast will vary depending on the brand you use – read the instructions on the back before using. Champagne yeast will also work for this wine, but DO NOT under any circumstances use cider yeast or beer yeast – this will end up giving you an overly...
Water Kefir Grains, also known as Sugar Kefir Grains, Tibicos, Tibi, Japanese Water Crystals, Ginger Beer Plant or California Bees, are a culture of bacteria and yeast held in a polysaccharide matrix created by the bacteria. The microbes present in Water Kefir Grains exist in a symbiotic rela...
It’s an acronym for symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast. It is a living home where bacteria and yeast naturally forms. The scoby will float to the top of the container where your kombucha is, creating a barrier from the air and other undesirable bacteria during the fermentation process....