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Irenfrea:

--- Quote from: neomang5 on 11 Dec 2010, 15:38 ---What about brewing your own cola? I'm not really a fan of beer, but have become sort of a soda/cola snob recently (fenitman's curiosity cola is the best thing I have ever had) and i figure the base idea is similar, formulating flavors and whatnot, but instead of adding yeast, I carbonate it with a bit of dry ice. What are your tips for ingredients and combinations for something fairly sweet?

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You could get a Cornelius keg, a small refillable CO2 tank and start experimenting. A homebrewer pal of mine used one of his Cornelius to make 5 gallons of orange soda for his daugther birthday.

Most sodas are based on corn syrup as sweetener, you could start from there. Then using caramel, fruit essences and the such to create a flavor. My friend used Tang :P

neomang5:

--- Quote from: sean on 12 Dec 2010, 23:06 ---are you doing life wrong? i mean, thats what it sounds like...

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Nah, just not really many beers I enjoy. They're not BAD per se, just not something I really enjoy drinking.

Also, I am HEAVILY opposed to HFCS, so I was thinking of making a cane or other natural sugar syrup base but need to research ratios and good types of sugar to use. There's a homebrewing store in my town (I just have to find its new location) so I guess I'll check there for flavorings.

Carl-E:
I have a couple of gallons of cider that started fermenting on their own.  Cracked one, it was quite tasty, and then rebottled it (it got cloudy, thoug).  I'm going to let them go to near completion, then bottle them. 

Can't wait! 

Oh, and now I know what to do with the (several hundred) pears from my tree next year... peary, anyone? 

pwhodges:
The word is perry.  Personally I've found it disappointing in comparison to apple cider, though that may be because I've only come across fizzy bottled ones - I don't know if there's anywhere I can get draught perry.

<Googles a bit> Yes I can; it's brewed, among other places, in a town where I recently bought some of the best beef I've ever had - Ledbury in Herefordshire.  If you plan to make it, note that just as marmalade is made from oranges you wouldn't eat, so perry is made from pears you wouldn't eat; it might be very hard to get the right pears.

Inlander:
If you're feeling really adventurous you could try making some Poire Williams. (Warning: necessitates home distilling; may not be legal.)

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