Mum's Ginger Beer ?

[Greg2013]

Ok so my MGB has been force carbing for about a day and a half under 15psi. I just sampled it and its nowhere near carbed enough yet but i was not expecting it to be really. I had a sample for quality control purposes and it was very dry. Now i used a wine yeast so was kinda expecting that but not as severe as it is.

I have 2x500gr bags of lactose in the cupboard and i am wondering if i can add about 250gr of this to the keg in some way to sweeten it up ? Also i was thinking of attaching the gas line to the beer out post to get better carbing ? Also can you add clearing agent to a keg under pressure as i was told you cannot do this with isinglass ?

[Ciderhead]

that will take at least a week to 10 days to carb up, its carbing in your fridge right?
It will become clearer as time goes by in your fridge

[Greg2013]

Yes CH its carbing at 15 psi in the fridge, i am more concerned with adding the lactose while its carbing though?

[Ciderhead]

Yes CH its carbing at 15 psi in the fridge, i am more concerned with adding the lactose while its carbing though?

better to pour yourself off a small quantity into a measuring cup and add lactose to meet your taste expectations, then scale up if you really must.
be careful with the drinkers of your produce in case they are lactose intolerant, they wont thank you for it!

[Greg2013]

Only me CH and i am fine with lactose, might wait until my HBW order is in and try a wine sweetner ?

[LordEoin]

Just wondering, if you're force carbing it anyway, why didnt you just kill the yeast and add normal sugar for sweetness?

[Greg2013]

Just wondering, if you're force carbing it anyway, why didnt you just kill the yeast and add normal sugar for sweetness?

Bloody nora i never even thought of that Can't believe i missed that one dammit.Cheers Eoin.

Lord Eoin you are a genius. Well they are both ball lock so i did put the gas onto the beer post and boy you should have heard her bubble. No i did not do the 2-3 min roll i forgot. What i actually did was i killed off the yeast with pot sorbate 3tsp and back sweetened with 300gr table sugar. After that i put the gas onto the beer outlet and i have her at 30 psi now.

I reckon leaving it to settle after all that might be a good idea,i did not use lactose as i am testing to see how killing off the yeast and using table sugar will work out. :