Ginger Beer Plant
Ginger Beer Plant
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Ginger Beer Plant
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Post #1 - August 1st, 2011, 11:52 amI have been looking for some ginger beer plant and havent been able to find some. If you know where I can get it or have some growing and would like to share some please let me know. I would really really, reallyyyyy appreciate it!
Thank you!!!
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Post #2 - August 1st, 2011, 12:31 pmFrom Wikipedia:Ginger Beer Plant
Ginger beer plant (GBP) is not what is usually considered a plant, but a composite organism consisting of a fungus, the yeast Saccharomyces florentinus (formerly Saccharomyces pyriformis) and the bacterium Lactobacillus hilgardii (formerly Brevibacterium vermiforme),[6][7] which form a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast (SCOBY). It forms a gelatinous substance that allows it to be easily transferred from one fermenting substrate to the next, much like kefir grains, kombucha, and tibicos.[8]
The GBP was first described by Harry Marshall Ward in 1892, from samples he received in 1887.[7][9][10][11] Original ginger beer is made by leaving water, sugar, ginger, and GBP to ferment. GBP may be obtained from several commercial sources or from yeast banks.[12] Much of the "ginger beer plant" obtainable from commercial sources is not the true GBP as described here, but instead is yeast alone. This is not legally false advertising because there is no regulation defining GBP.
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Post #3 - August 1st, 2011, 12:45 pmsundevilpeg wrote:From Wikipedia:Ginger Beer Plant
Ginger beer plant (GBP) is not what is usually considered a plant, but a composite organism consisting of a fungus, the yeast Saccharomyces florentinus (formerly Saccharomyces pyriformis) and the bacterium Lactobacillus hilgardii (formerly Brevibacterium vermiforme),[6][7] which form a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast (SCOBY). It forms a gelatinous substance that allows it to be easily transferred from one fermenting substrate to the next, much like kefir grains, kombucha, and tibicos.[8]
The GBP was first described by Harry Marshall Ward in 1892, from samples he received in 1887.[7][9][10][11] Original ginger beer is made by leaving water, sugar, ginger, and GBP to ferment. GBP may be obtained from several commercial sources or from yeast banks.[12] Much of the "ginger beer plant" obtainable from commercial sources is not the true GBP as described here, but instead is yeast alone. This is not legally false advertising because there is no regulation defining GBP.
Thank you, but I was already aware of that information, particularly of the portion regarding what it actually is. That is exactly why I am trying to find a yeast/bacteria culture somebody might have.
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Post #4 - August 1st, 2011, 1:07 pmPretty sure it wasn't meant for your benefit, dude.
Buy a GBP online. You're very unlikely to find one locally.
