Graduation Party

Well, we recently celebrated my brothers graduation, but it was more a party then anything. He and my parents gave a speech but it was all done sitting down, eating.

For the occasion about 2 weeks earlier I had started a 4 gallon batch of ginger beer. I was going to make October Ale as the drink, so that is what the soda was for. It went very well, the kids loved it and it ran out before everyone had had their 'fill', everyone got some, some more then others. : ) One little girl their said that the wine was really good at that she was going on her 5th. : ) I guess the Ale part makes them think they are drinking wine. : )

October Ale
2 cups ginger beer (or ginger ale works also)
1 cup grape juice
1-2 tsp of sugar (if using ginger ale you may not have/want to)

Chill ginger beer and add sugar to grape juice and chill, about 15 minutes before serving mix together in pail or pitcher.

Note: This is just the ratio, multiply it as many times as you need to. Their are 16 cups in a gallon, roughly.

English Vintner