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Homemade sodas
Posted on 7/11/16 at 10:12 am
Posted on 7/11/16 at 10:12 am
Anybody brew their own sodas?
I tried my first 2 this weekend
Left: Lemongrass fermented with wild honey
Right: Lemon blackberry and lavender with champagne yeast
the one on the right was really active and I ended up bottling after only 1 day
the one on the left was just started to show signs after 2 days of activity this morning
I tried my first 2 this weekend
Left: Lemongrass fermented with wild honey
Right: Lemon blackberry and lavender with champagne yeast
the one on the right was really active and I ended up bottling after only 1 day
the one on the left was just started to show signs after 2 days of activity this morning
This post was edited on 7/11/16 at 10:13 am
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Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:31 am to Salmon
I have a home carbonation setup, but I've never "brewed" a soda except for root beer. I've carbonated milk, tomato juice and orange juice just to see how they'd turn out. I usually just carbonate water, cuz I like it. And I like the fact that I never have to worry about a 2 or 3 liter going flat, because I can fix that now.
This post was edited on 7/11/16 at 12:37 pm
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:34 am to Salmon
I'm pretty ignorant on this but I'm intrigued by your post. Would you mind explaining a little more about the process for this and what you used?
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:40 am to Stadium Rat
Other than SodaStream stuff, I haven't. They changed the formula on their dark colored colas and now they all taste like burnt caramel. The lighter stuff like ginger ale, sprite, and mountain dew still taste great. My wife has also discovered the La Croix flavored carbonated waters, and I see they're selling flavors like that now.
I'm also intrigued, how do you go about brewing something like this? The flavors sound good, so is it something I could create with water and then carbonate from the soda stream machine?
I'm also intrigued, how do you go about brewing something like this? The flavors sound good, so is it something I could create with water and then carbonate from the soda stream machine?
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:41 am to Hat Tricks
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Would you mind explaining a little more about the process for this and what you used?
very similar to brewing beer or wine in that you use yeast for carbonation, but you just kill the fermentation once it starts so that the alcohol % is so low that it is negligible, you are only using the yeast to carbonate the drink, not produce alcohol
you can boil your ingredients, let it cool, then pitch yeast or you can cold infuse (what I did) with all your ingredients
I used wild honey in the lemongrass, which was my sugar and yeast source, very similar to making a mead, but again, I stop the fermentation by bottling and putting in the fridge
for the other I added sugar and champagne yeast for my sugar and yeast sources
you do need to drink these fairly quick, I made these for a party that I will attend this coming weekend
This post was edited on 7/11/16 at 11:43 am
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:44 am to TU Rob
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The flavors sound good, so is it something I could create with water and then carbonate from the soda stream machine?
seems like it, you just wouldn't have to add yeast
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:45 am to Salmon
Here's a video that illustrates my setup, except I bought a 20 pound tank. If I had to do it over, I'd only spring for a 5. The 20-pounder has never run out after an initial $11 filling about 3 years ago.
Video
He didn't mention it, but having your liquid very cold increases the speed and amount of CO2 absorption.
Video
He didn't mention it, but having your liquid very cold increases the speed and amount of CO2 absorption.
This post was edited on 7/11/16 at 12:08 pm
Posted on 7/11/16 at 12:05 pm to Salmon
Is the carbonation similar to sodas? I loooooove carbonated drinks.
Posted on 7/11/16 at 12:36 pm to BayouBlitz
quote:I haven't made the 2 drinks Salmon shows above, but I have brewed root beer with yeast before, capped in regular bottles and refrigerated after fermentation. The carbonation is just like any other soda.
Is the carbonation similar to sodas? I loooooove carbonated drinks.
Posted on 7/11/16 at 1:17 pm to BayouBlitz
quote:
Is the carbonation similar to sodas? I loooooove carbonated drinks.
you can control the carbonation to any level you want with how long you let the bottles sit out at room temp
the longer...the more carbonation
I stopped mine around a sparkling wine level of carb
Posted on 7/11/16 at 1:26 pm to Salmon
I've been wanting to brew a ginger ale to put on tap at the house, but never got around to it. I might need to do that soon.
This post was edited on 7/11/16 at 1:27 pm
Posted on 7/11/16 at 2:30 pm to Salmon
I brew my own kombucha tea because of the benefits it offers. wouldn't do sodas unless I saw a benefit
Posted on 7/11/16 at 2:35 pm to hawgfaninc
the lemongrass with wild honey has plenty of healthy benefits
Posted on 7/11/16 at 2:41 pm to Salmon
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Salmon
Nice post.
I've been wanting to experiment with making flavored syrups for sodas.
For a little theatre, I thought about using Galeffi Effervescent for the carbonation.
I first spotted it at Anthony's Italian Deli. I guess they still sell it. I never actually used it so I'm not sure about any flavor it has.
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