diff --git a/pif_recipes/pif_PINK_GINGER_BEER.md b/pif_recipes/pif_PINK_GINGER_BEER.md index e69de29..35f7979 100644 --- a/pif_recipes/pif_PINK_GINGER_BEER.md +++ b/pif_recipes/pif_PINK_GINGER_BEER.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +# pif_PINK_GINGER_BEER + +### something clean and refreshing for junior piflars and anyone in need of alcohol and caffine free refreshment +Recipe makes 18L for carbonation and dispensing in a Cornelius keg. + +### INGREDIENTS: +#### WATER +- 16.5L of Soca River Water. + +#### GINGER +- 1kg of Fresh Ginger + +#### GINGER BUG +- 5 days in advance of brewday, prepare a 2L ginger bug starter. + +#### SWEETENER +- 1.2kg of cane sugar. + +#### COLOURING +- A medium sized beetroot + +#### ACIDITY +- 30g Citric Acid (Substitute with the juice of 12 Lemons juice and a little lemon zest if you have...) + +## METHOD + +- Boil water for 1 hour to annihilate any potential pathogens present in river water. Extra half liter for splash and spillage and evaporation during boil. + +- After 30mins add the sliced ginger + +- Drop to 65 Celsius and add sliced fresh beetroot and sugar. +// at this temperature we sanitise / pasturise the beetroot and sugar and get a good colour from the beetroot without too much earthy flavour. + +- Rest for 10 minutes stirring gently to allow sugar to dissolve and a little colour to leech from beetroot. +- Remove ginger and beetroot + +- Drop temperature to ~30C using a stainless steel coil immersion chiller. + +- Transfer to a sanitised 18L Cornelius keg + +// At this point you can either wait a few days and let natural fermentation run its course and have a very mildly alcoholic fizzy drink + +&& OR + +- Drop temperature as low as possible (immerse and leave keg in river?) + +- Connect to a CO2 cylinder, purge air and force carbonate at 40 PSI / 3 Bar for 24 hours agitating regularly to assist CO2 absorption. If working on a smaller scale you could use a SodaStream machine to carbonate. + +// Using this method you will have no alcohol. You could also skip the ginger bug step if 0% alochol is your desired outcome, but without forced carbonation with CO2 or fermentation you will not get a carbonated drink. + +- Add citric acid || lemon juice and agitate the keg. + +- Connect to chiller / dispensing tap and serve chilled.