Comments on: A Quick Trip to K-Mart http://lao-ocean.com/2008/07/06/a-quick-trip-to-k-mart/ Travel often. Capture Life. Create Art. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:59:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Bart http://lao-ocean.com/2008/07/06/a-quick-trip-to-k-mart/comment-page-1/#comment-5952 Bart Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:24:46 +0000 http://lao-ocean.com/?p=852#comment-5952 Due to being away last weekend and being busy for most of this one (not to mention just remembering about this now...) ... I just started a bottle to see how it goes. The non-yeast recipes involve a carbonator (those sealed metal bottles that take co2 cartridges) ... which is no good, because they are expensive, hard to find, and are unable to make alcohol. Yeast, on the other hand, is none of those things! Unfortunately, while I had enough sugar, I didn't have any lemon, so I used one of those 'power' drinks for a little flavor (and energy kick). I just set it outside, I'll let you know how it tastes tomorrow. Due to being away last weekend and being busy for most of this one (not to mention just remembering about this now…) … I just started a bottle to see how it goes.

The non-yeast recipes involve a carbonator (those sealed metal bottles that take co2 cartridges) … which is no good, because they are expensive, hard to find, and are unable to make alcohol.

Yeast, on the other hand, is none of those things! Unfortunately, while I had enough sugar, I didn’t have any lemon, so I used one of those ‘power’ drinks for a little flavor (and energy kick). I just set it outside, I’ll let you know how it tastes tomorrow.

]]> By: lao-ocean-girl http://lao-ocean.com/2008/07/06/a-quick-trip-to-k-mart/comment-page-1/#comment-5934 lao-ocean-girl Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:38:33 +0000 http://lao-ocean.com/?p=852#comment-5934 Great minds think alike. I bought some ginger yesterday, but didn't have enough sugar to make ginger ale last night. I've seen recipes where you don't need the yeast. I don't know about "active" yeast, but I've seen yeast at Kim's Club... and maybe E-Mart. Great minds think alike. I bought some ginger yesterday, but didn’t have enough sugar to make ginger ale last night. I’ve seen recipes where you don’t need the yeast. I don’t know about “active” yeast, but I’ve seen yeast at Kim’s Club… and maybe E-Mart.

]]> By: Bart http://lao-ocean.com/2008/07/06/a-quick-trip-to-k-mart/comment-page-1/#comment-5933 Bart Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:46:08 +0000 http://lao-ocean.com/?p=852#comment-5933 You know what? That's an awesome idea! I didn't realize how easy it was... Take a peek at this linky: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Ginger-Ale The only thing I don't know how to get off the top of my head is the active yeast. Everything else should be easy peasy! Hrm.. Maybe I'll run to e-mart tonight and see what they've got. You know what? That’s an awesome idea! I didn’t realize how easy it was…

Take a peek at this linky: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Ginger-Ale

The only thing I don’t know how to get off the top of my head is the active yeast. Everything else should be easy peasy! Hrm.. Maybe I’ll run to e-mart tonight and see what they’ve got.

]]> By: lao-ocean-girl http://lao-ocean.com/2008/07/06/a-quick-trip-to-k-mart/comment-page-1/#comment-5932 lao-ocean-girl Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:19:33 +0000 http://lao-ocean.com/?p=852#comment-5932 I picked up some Canada Dry the last time I was in Itaewon. Across the street from KFC, there's a small mini mart, with lots of foreign drinks. Any department store will also have it in their drink aisle. Maesil & cider? The poor man's ginger ale? You know what we should do... make REAL ginger ale... with real ginger. I wonder how that would turn out. I picked up some Canada Dry the last time I was in Itaewon. Across the street from KFC, there’s a small mini mart, with lots of foreign drinks. Any department store will also have it in their drink aisle.

Maesil & cider? The poor man’s ginger ale? You know what we should do… make REAL ginger ale… with real ginger. I wonder how that would turn out.

]]> By: Bart http://lao-ocean.com/2008/07/06/a-quick-trip-to-k-mart/comment-page-1/#comment-5931 Bart Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:39:43 +0000 http://lao-ocean.com/?p=852#comment-5931 Where d'ya get your Canada Dry? I tried the Haitai ginger ale -- wasted a whole mickey of Canadian Club trying to figure out if it was good enough or not for mixing. Probably not. It's a little sweet, but if you mix maesil and 'cider' in the right proportions, it ends up tasting a bit like ginger ale. It's really not bad! Where d’ya get your Canada Dry? I tried the Haitai ginger ale — wasted a whole mickey of Canadian Club trying to figure out if it was good enough or not for mixing. Probably not.

It’s a little sweet, but if you mix maesil and ‘cider’ in the right proportions, it ends up tasting a bit like ginger ale. It’s really not bad!

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