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Re: "Anyone else trying out making a gingerbug to make..."
Please tell us the recipe! I've made lots of kombucha and water kefir years ago but had to give up (and move) because the house I was renting had some bad mold. Bought the cultures on eBay .Thinking about doing it again
May 19 · 3 months ago
📡 Queen_City_Nerd [OP] · May 19 at 20:12:
sure thing @stack
1-1/2c Water
1 tbsp grated whole ginger
1 tbsp sugar
I'm supposed to add the tablespoon of ginger and sugar each day as I go. I didn't get organic though and there's some risk I've read that my root was irradiated so I'll have to try my luck and see what grows.
Keep us posted!
BTW, if it's not a secret, is your Queen City Cincinnati or Charlotte?
📡 Queen_City_Nerd [OP] · May 19 at 22:38:
@stack I will, and ithe Queen City here is Elmira. gemini://queencitybbs.capsule.town/
The New York legislature established the Township of Chemung, now Chemung County, in 1788. The settlement of Newtown was soon established at the intersection of Newtown Creek and the Chemung River. In 1792, the settlement at Newtown joined with the Wisnerburg and DeWittsburg settlements to form the village of Newtown. In 1808, the village officially changed its name to the Town of Elmira, at a town meeting held at Teal's Tavern.
It is said the town was named after tavern owner Nathan Teal's young daughter, but that story has never been confirmed.[9] According to Amos Bugbee Carpenter's "Carpenter Memorial" family history book printed in 1898, Elmira is named after Major General Matthew Carpenter's daughter. This naming occurred, according to this book, in 1821 at the constitutional convention to which Matthew was a delegate. In any case, the City of Elmira, nicknamed "The Queen City," was incorporated in 1864 from part of the town of Elmira and the village of Elmira. The remaining part of the town of Elmira exists still, surrounding the city on the west, north and east.
Wikipedia
Strange that I’ve never heard of this city
Hah, learned something today!
📡 Queen_City_Nerd [OP] · May 20 at 01:13:
@satch I'm married to the county museum curator. We all agree the naming story is cute but mostly a fable. It's another of the many rust belt cities that saw the heyday in the Victorian era. We're also famous as the site of a notorious Civil war Prision Camp, but many other interesting things.
http://chemungcountyhistoricalsociety.blogspot.com/
The blog is keyword searchable.
📡 Queen_City_Nerd [OP] · May 21 at 10:50:
@stack small bubbles starting to form. The entire mess in the jar sort of lava lamps through the day and some elements settle out while others remaine floating. Seems like progress.
📡 Queen_City_Nerd [OP] · May 25 at 21:48:
So, the carbonation didn't happen as planned. I think I might have used the wrong vessle to carbonate in and had too much head space. It ran right though the sugars in the juice drink and left it more of a lemonaid like flavor so I'll have to try again!
@stach
Yes, you need to seal the stuff in an almost full bottle or growler, in a safe area that can tolerate an explosion. I used a deep restaurant-style busing tray. Never had an accident but better safe than sorry. When fully carbonated, shove it into the fridge. Ambient temperature makes a big difference
📡 Queen_City_Nerd [OP] · May 26 at 02:36:
@stack pleanty of experience with kvass here. I used a Colman growler this time rather than the old 2l bottles. It's a nice beverage but I'm going to keep playing with it.
Anyone else trying out making a gingerbug to make carbonated drinks at home? I'm used to making kvas here but not my own starter for the fermentation process. Just started a bug today and hope I get somewhere. I had a lot of fun working with yogurt once opon a time. When Dannon said they were going to patent their yogurt I was like, hoist up the jolly rodger we be taking some of that in the name of the king....