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A618338 - Alcoholic Ginger Beer.
Snowman - For a story click my name you know you want to Started conversation Aug 19, 2001
http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A618338
My reason for suggesting this entry is because I feel that everyone should get the chance to enjoy this particluar beverage.
Snowman 
A618338 - Alcoholic Ginger Beer.
Hiram Abif (aka Chuang Tzu's Pancreas) Posted Aug 19, 2001
I like do it yourself projects, so this article appeals to me... what exactly do you mean by "compress the bottles" at the end? try to use more specific language especially when describing how to keep something from "exploding".... other than that, thanks for the recipe....
A618338 - Alcoholic Ginger Beer.
Snowman - For a story click my name you know you want to Posted Aug 19, 2001
Now that you mention it those bits don't make that much sense thanks for the advice.
Snowman
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Snowman - For a story click my name you know you want to Posted Aug 20, 2001
Hiram Abif, I have taken your advice and edited those bits of the entry so they now make more sense.
Snowman
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Monsignore Pizzafunghi Bosselese Posted Aug 31, 2001
some technical stuff: the unordered list works better if you split the tag into two components and wrap them around the list items:
This is an item
This is another
You could link to the entry A593363, How to Make Elderflower 'Champagne'. The methods involved seem to be quite similar.
Apart from a few words about how the stuff tastes and perhaps any side-effects 
(Elderflower makes you sweat) would come in handy, but these are only minor points. I'd say it's ready for the Guide 
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Snowman - For a story click my name you know you want to Posted Aug 31, 2001
I took your advice on the technical stuff and included a link to the elderflower entry.
Snowman
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Frankie Roberto Posted Sep 16, 2001
I have a ginger beer plant!
I used bread yeast instead of proper beer/wine yeast, as it was all I could get hold of. It's not quite as good but evolves over time. Other than that the recipie is pretty similar.
Nice entry!
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C Hawke Posted Sep 17, 2001
The explosion bit is really important - when I was young one bottle exploded inside leaving a sticky mess. the other bottle was place outside (in the sun - in hindsight NOT a good idea) and when that exploded it sent glass thru the open next door neighbours upstairs bedroom window.
Either drink soonish after bottling or don't try to make it too alcoholic, if you add too much sugar in an attempt to make a serious strength brew you really are moving into the realms of homebrew.
ChawkE
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153745 Posted Sep 19, 2001
Not to be picky or anything, but just for the sake of grammar, you might want to divide the first footnote into two sentences. Right now it happens to be a bit of a run-on.
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153745 Posted Sep 19, 2001
And also, in the second paragraph of the section regarding the creation of the plant, there should be a comma after the first clause; In the jar.
But other than that, I have to admit that this is a fine article. Good job.
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Shorn Canary ~^~^~ sign the petition to save the albatrosses Posted Sep 19, 2001
Sounds good enough to drink. Nice article. Easy to follow. Think I might have a go.
You've spelt sugar "suger" in the first paragraph. Sorry, but that's the only criticism I have
A618338 - Alcoholic Ginger Beer.
Snowman - For a story click my name you know you want to Posted Sep 19, 2001
Now all those errors and what not have been corrected.
Snowman
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153745 Posted Sep 19, 2001
Did you really?
That's good of you, because I recommended the entry.
Congrats!
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Frankie Roberto Posted Sep 19, 2001
Yay! Well Done Yossarian (who I'm about to start interviewing for the Post!)
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153745 Posted Sep 19, 2001
A fine entry like this, it was bound to be recommended by someone soon. I just happened to take the initiative into my own hands...
Which I guess makes me a very special person. Isn't that just special, Frankie (who I'm about to be interviewed by for the post)? 
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Researcher 240283 Posted Aug 25, 2003
i have looked everywhere for an alcoholic ginger beer recipe.... it is a great tradition in my family to have non-alcoholic ginger beer around the holidays... so i have always cherished the taste...
this recipe seems great. i have already bottled some. it is in 4 plastic milk jugs... 2 full gallons and 2 half gallons... i will bring it out for parties.
i did wonder tho, what % alcohol is in the final product? and how much lemon juice too add? i used lemon juice from the bottle and hope i didnt use too much.. so if anyone squeezes lemons for their batch, please measure and tell how much juice... THANX A MILLION
-DJ
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A618338 - Alcoholic Ginger Beer.
- 1: Snowman - For a story click my name you know you want to (Aug 19, 2001)
- 2: Hiram Abif (aka Chuang Tzu's Pancreas) (Aug 19, 2001)
- 3: Snowman - For a story click my name you know you want to (Aug 19, 2001)
- 4: Snowman - For a story click my name you know you want to (Aug 20, 2001)
- 5: Monsignore Pizzafunghi Bosselese (Aug 31, 2001)
- 6: Snowman - For a story click my name you know you want to (Aug 31, 2001)
- 7: Frankie Roberto (Sep 16, 2001)
- 8: C Hawke (Sep 17, 2001)
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- 11: Shorn Canary ~^~^~ sign the petition to save the albatrosses (Sep 19, 2001)
- 12: Snowman - For a story click my name you know you want to (Sep 19, 2001)
- 13: 153745 (Sep 19, 2001)
- 14: Frankie Roberto (Sep 19, 2001)
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