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Tuesday 30 November 2021

Making ginger beer

 Aim:

I want to find out how to brew ginger beer.


Research :

The first video is about what is alcohol and the science behind that. The second one if how to brew kombucha and all the step by step instructions and all about it. And the second one explains the science of fermentation.  

What is alcohol?

how to brew ginger beer

Science of fermentation


Method:

Equipment:

  • Ginger (sauce of sugar)
  • Warm water 
  • Yeast
  • cup
  • spoon


Instructions:
  1. wash your hands
  2. Get the equipment 
  3. put one table spoon of ginger in the cup
  4. half fill the cup with warm water
  5. add one teaspoon of yeast 
  6. Mix it all together 
  7. Leave it too ferment for a week.
  8. After one week, drink it.
Results:






It didn't smell very nice it smelt like old milk. The taste was quite bitter though.



Discussion:

What is fermentation?

It is chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria( when yeasts, or other microorganisms breaks down sugar into alcohol.

what are the best conditions for brewing?

Normal ale fermentation temperatures range from 20 to 22 °C and lager fermentation temperatures from 7 to 13 °C. 

 

 

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