Peter and Ashleigh Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 Hi, I hay wan goin at the meenit! If you were willing to supply the jar, I will gie you twartee o da seeds algal_ear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algal_ear Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 Hi, do you still hae wan goin? I would love to start a jar up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George. Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 Have never had an ale plant on the go but at the top of the stair there's 5 gallons of gingery beer brewing. Too potent to drink by the pint so I use a wee whisky glass. Always tastes better if you've brewed it up yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin Posted February 27, 2021 Report Share Posted February 27, 2021 We had an email request for info on Ale Plants, so we thought we'd revive this thread. Anybody have one on the go, or know how someone would get started? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George. Posted February 28, 2021 Report Share Posted February 28, 2021 (edited) ^Perfect timing!!! I've been meaing to get an ale plant on the go for, oh, a year or two but..... This wee reminder got it started a while ago. Used an old Tesco orange squash bottle with a wee bit of ginger in it, and filled it up with warm water and a bit of sugar. Then a bit of yeast that's used for the homebrew and it'll start in about two or three hours. Could have got the yeast out of some flour or a bit of fruit but was too bloomin' idle. Some things never change, but I can't wait 'til it's ready in about two or three weeks, maybe a bit longer. Won't forget to keep it on the go, though, by topping it up sometimes and leave it for a bit for the yeast to do its job. Edited February 28, 2021 by George. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muckle Oxters Posted February 28, 2021 Report Share Posted February 28, 2021 Da mythical Ale Plant! As far as I mind being telt as a bairn, it wisna normal hom bru or bread yeast dat did da fermenting and dat's why folk had to get a 'starter' fae somebody dat already had een on da go. Da 'plant' wis da spongy fungus-y bit dat floated on da tap and da 'ale' was whit was poured aff and drukken every noo and again. I canna mind whit it tastes lik, but I mind tinkin it wis good! I'm tinkin it soonds a bit lik da idea o sourdough yeast dat folk keep livin for a lang time. A friend has some dat he reckons has been on da go for decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muckle Oxters Posted February 28, 2021 Report Share Posted February 28, 2021 (edited) Here's a link dat seems tae be fae an article in da Belfast Telegraph in 1959 http://lisburn.com/stories/grow-their-own-beer.html Quote The plant — if that is the word — is a spongy yeast substance combining a fungus and a bacterium. It feeds on sugar and water and in the fermenting process produces a mildly alcoholic and, some say, refreshing drink. -- "Each one to his own taste, but I use a confectionery jar almost filled with water," she said. "Every week I strain off the ale, wash the plant and put it back in the jar, half-filled with cold water. The remaining half is heated and into it I dissolve one tablespoon of treacle and two to three tablespoons of sugar." The cycle takes about a week to complete, though the ale can be drunk earlier or later, according to the strength desired. The longer it stands the more bitter and alcoholic it becomes. "I experimented with bottling it, but it goes flat very quickly. It's best drunk straight from the jar," she said. I'm no sure I follow da exact process da wife in da article is describing. Does onybody ken how it wis done in Shetland? @Heimdal, @shoormal, @Pleepsie, @Peter and Ashleigh?? Edited February 28, 2021 by Muckle Oxters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George. Posted February 28, 2021 Report Share Posted February 28, 2021 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Muckle Oxters said: I'm tinkin it soonds a bit lik da idea o sourdough yeast dat folk keep livin for a lang time. A friend has some dat he reckons has been on da go for decades. There's a man over in Norway that grew some yeast of a bit of flour in 1980. He's kept it growing all the way and sells it as brewers yeast. Edited February 28, 2021 by George. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George. Posted March 31, 2021 Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 At the moment, I've got some Saccharomyces Cerevisiae working away in the jar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George. Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 And now it's not just yeast. Now it's got a (very, very, very) old tin of fruit in syrup that's been poured into the jug and given a wee shoogle. No doubt it'll carry on working for a while before I try a wee swallow. Or a big swallow. Or a right guzzle. fina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fina Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 Well done George! A friend has been after an ale plant seed for a while- I could swap you a bit of a 9 year old Spelt Sourdough starter and some 6 year old Rye starter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George. Posted April 8, 2021 Report Share Posted April 8, 2021 (edited) ^No problem, fina. Anybody needing a plant seed is welcome, yourself included. There's also some wine yeast and beer yeast as well, but please don't mention the stuff that's working away in the blackcurrant squash at the mo' You'll get me at 07799 038218 or shetlandgeorge@gmail.com Edited April 8, 2021 by George. fina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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