Yes, it reflects "homebrew IT", i.e. computer stuff. However, the name also allows for "homebrew it", it being beer, wine (OK, wine is actually no brew), etc. whatever you might understand under making your own drink (or food).
Food? you may ask?! Yes, a lot of food is based on fermentation in one or the other way. Mind you, some bread is based on yeast for rising, which is exactly the same process used when making alcoholic beverages, with the only difference that the alcohol is "boiled" off.
What I want to share today is actually not a type of hack or file server or something, it is about making ginger ale!
The equipment used is really inexpensive an easy to use. As fermentation vessels I use 2l PET cola bottle (content dumped!) and special caps.
So far, I started 2 mini batches (<2l). Each using 1 thumb of ginger.
- 1 thumb of ground ginger (peel included) together with 200g of unrefined cane sugar and a little bit of water brought to a simmer of about 15min. The juice of 1 lemon added to the fermentation vessel with the addition of some (filtered) water, in which the (slightly cooled) ginger wash was added. Filled up the vessel to about 2l with filtered water and pitched some dry yeast.
- 1 thumb of peeled ground ginger, together with 200g of beet sugar and some raisins, brought to a simmer in some water for about 15 min. Since I had no more lemon, I added some lime concentrate to filtered water. The slightly cooled wash was added and the vessel topped up a bit. This time, I used yeast which was harvested from a previous batch of cider.
Cheers!
