Ginger Ale is usually less sweet, and less fizzy. Also less easy to get hold of. Example: Canadian Extra Dry Ginger Ale etc (green bottles :)
Ginger beer is sweetier, often less subtly gingery, and more fizzy (these last two may be connected - when the ginger is trying to explode in your nose. you notice it more ;). Examples: Idris, Old Jamaician Ginger Beer (red/orange/cream/brown cans/bottles, depending on the most recent branding)
Both are yummy :)
I have a recipe somewhere for ginger beer - you basically soak raisins & sugar to get a fermentation going, then keep added ground ginger & sugar, and then once a week or so, filter off the ginger-sugar-forment-sludge, add lemonjuice, water, and possibly more sugar, bottle (it bulks up by about 1:6 IIRC) & leave to ferment for a couple of weeks longer - the sludge gets split into two & is used as starter for 2 new batches.
I think I may have to start some going, given how stupidly hot the weather is, since it (despite description) is far nicer & more refreshing than commercial stuff. Will just have to drink more wine so we have enough empty wine bottles to make it in (plastic screwcaps tending to be rather explosive ;)
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Date: 2003-07-15 04:43 am (UTC)Ginger Ale is usually less sweet, and less fizzy. Also less easy to get hold of. Example: Canadian Extra Dry Ginger Ale etc (green bottles :)
Ginger beer is sweetier, often less subtly gingery, and more fizzy (these last two may be connected - when the ginger is trying to explode in your nose. you notice it more ;). Examples: Idris, Old Jamaician Ginger Beer (red/orange/cream/brown cans/bottles, depending on the most recent branding)
Both are yummy :)
I have a recipe somewhere for ginger beer - you basically soak raisins & sugar to get a fermentation going, then keep added ground ginger & sugar, and then once a week or so, filter off the ginger-sugar-forment-sludge, add lemonjuice, water, and possibly more sugar, bottle (it bulks up by about 1:6 IIRC) & leave to ferment for a couple of weeks longer - the sludge gets split into two & is used as starter for 2 new batches.
I think I may have to start some going, given how stupidly hot the weather is, since it (despite description) is far nicer & more refreshing than commercial stuff. Will just have to drink more wine so we have enough empty wine bottles to make it in (plastic screwcaps tending to be rather explosive ;)