Hi. Interesting to read about your Bramley cider and great to hear it's winning medals! We have a Bramley and various eaters in the garden and I've been experimenting with various ratios over the last 4 years with mostly very satisfying results. I've also experimented with yeasts but have gone...
Interesting to hear about your versions using ale wort. I'm fairly new to brewing and have only done country cider before and this is my first attempt at ginger beer. I love ginger but bought ginger beer / ale is always way too sweet for me and not enough ginger kick! Hence I was keen to try...
Thanks for posting the recipe Andrew. It sounds nice and easy and I think I'll have a go myself. Can I just double check your quantities are for 1 gallon / 5 litres? Cheers, Mike
Didn't actually brew but did rake up the last of my windfall apples (eaters & cookers mix) and hopefully will yield enough juice to fill my lovely new 23L glass carboy I purchased today along with loads of other brewing nic nacs from a really great home brew shop in Middlesbrough called Alan's...