Ginger Slapper

No, not a post about Geri Halliwell but another ginger beer - which means another picture of a big bowl of ginger...

This brew was inspired by Miff's nickname for my last ginger beer. I decided to make a ginger beer with a real bite and a kick to match...something that slaps you around as you're drinking it, but in a way that keeps you coming back for more.

So -

• 2kg raw sugar
• 1kg brown sugar
• 1/2 kg wheat malt extract
• 1/2 kg lactose
• 1.3kg ginger (cleaned & blanched in boiling water, frozen and then diced with the skins on)
• 2 lemons
• 4 limes
• 2 sliced chillis
• 7 cloves
• star anise   

Boil for 60 mins, adding in 4 more diced chillis and 5g Tasmanian pepper with 10 mins to go.

This made 21 litres of wort with a gravity of 1042-ish, so if this ferments out completely (which it should do with American ale yeast S-05) it will give a spicey zesty 5.2% brew. Get your slap on!