Ginger Beer Plant
This is great fun for kiddies to do (let alone big kiddies) and provides an ongoing source of ginger beer. Every two weeks after the sediment is strained it is split into two so you in effect could have two ginger beer plants on the go or give one to a friend. Each plant in effect continues to multiply. We always used to have ginger beer as a kid even when we went to visit relatives it was the "pop" of our day. I always used fresh bakers yeast as a starter with this as I have found that personally when I use dried yeast it doesn't work so well. I obtain my fresh yeast from a local herbal/wholefood shop in Peterborough (for those of you who live in this area it is the old Westgate Arcade). They keep it in the back of the shop in a fridge at about 35 pence an ounce. To start a plant you will need the following ingredients: 1/2 oz fresh yeast or 1/4 oz dried yeast 2 teaspoons of ground ginger 2 teaspoons of sugar 3/4 pint tepid water. I use an old kilner jar with a lid b...