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2 hours ago, ness said:

Might just make it myself...

Every Jamie Oliver recipe I have made has been spot on. Go for it!

 

[MOPanfisher]

John that sounds, looks great, and I swear I can smell it.

[Johnsfolly]

MOPanfisher - I love braising wild game. The house smelled fantastic. The last couple of years I'vee gotten into making venison shanks. Also another recipe that is better the longer you cook it.

[ness]

Ok, so I spent some time reading up on ginger beer. The Jamie Oliver idea of making a syrup and adding seltzer water sounded pretty promising, compared to the recipes calling for yeast and some uncontrolled fermentation and multiple days.

So I bought a knob of ginger and followed a recipe I found. Not enough ginger flavor so I doubled it after the fact by boiling some in a little water and adding it in. Here's the reformulatd recipe that's pretty good, but I'd still go for more ginger flavor:

4 tablespoons grated ginger

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup water

Bring that to a boil and let sit for a while. Strain the syrup from the solids. When ready to make your drink add: 

juice of two lemons

4 cups seltzer water. 

Pretty good but I think I'll try halving the water next time. Want a really sharp ginger flavor. This was less water and more ginger than the original recipe I found so really tweaked this. Stay tuned. 

[ness]

Ok, drinking a Moscow Mule right now with that ginger beer, and I think I'll leave it alone. Pretty good ginger flavor without being overpowering. Write that one down boys. Easy, tasty and cheap. 

[Terrierman]

34 minutes ago, ness said:

Ok, so I spent some time reading up on ginger beer. The Jamie Oliver idea of making a syrup and adding seltzer water sounded pretty promising, compared to the recipes calling for yeast and some uncontrolled fermentation and multiple days.

So I bought a knob of ginger and followed a recipe I found. Not enough ginger flavor so I doubled it after the fact by boiling some in a little water and adding it in. Here's the reformulatd recipe that's pretty good, but I'd still go for more ginger flavor:

4 tablespoons grated ginger

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup water

Bring that to a boil and let sit for a while. Strain the syrup from the solids. When ready to make your drink add: 

juice of two lemons

4 cups seltzer water. 

Pretty good but I think I'll try halving the water next time. Want a really sharp ginger flavor. This was less water and more ginger than the original recipe I found so really tweaked this. Stay tuned. 

Lime over lemon would be an improvement too I should think.  Is it borderline too hot?  I like the ginger to bite.

[Gavin]

Have a buddy that loves his Moscow Mules. Uses a particular brand of ginger beer that he mail orders but forget the brand. Tasty but I'd rather have a gin & tonic with lime and a couple splashes of Angostura bitters (Hemingway's recipe). Hendrick's gin preferred but any will do.

 

[Gavin]

The one he orders is Cock n' Bull Ginger Beer. He is emphatic about it.

[ness]

8 minutes ago, Terrierman said:

Lime over lemon would be an improvement too I should think.  Is it borderline too hot?  I like the ginger to bite.

I think the lemon works in the ginger beer...but the Mule needs the lime. It's got just enough bite in the recipe I posted. Lesson is, it's easy to do. Add, subtract to your taste. 

[ness]

15 minutes ago, Gavin said:

Have a buddy that loves his Moscow Mules. Uses a particular brand of ginger beer that he mail orders but forget the brand. Tasty but I'd rather have a gin & tonic with lime and a couple splashes of Angostura bitters (Hemingway's recipe). Hendrick's gin preferred but any will do.

 

Love a G&T with lime but haven't tried one with bitters. Brand of gin doesn't seem to matter much in my experience. So spending $30+ on a bottle when $20 is about the same doesn't fly. ?