Comments on: Fermenting Soft Drinks http://www.tristanstephenson.com/wordpress/2007/07/26/fermenting-soft-drinks/ Coffee, Cocktails all blogged out Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:18:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tristan http://www.tristanstephenson.com/wordpress/2007/07/26/fermenting-soft-drinks/comment-page-1/#comment-2443 Tristan Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:59:24 +0000 http://www.tristanstephenson.com/wordpress/?p=29#comment-2443 Good work, I have nettle beer and elderflowe champagne before and they are both lovely (and not all that hard to make either!). I'm going to bastardise my homebrew kit into a reluctant soft drinks factory once i've had a little play. Keep me posted on any recipes you do as I can see a considerable amount of dandelion root being wasted in my house..! Good work, I have nettle beer and elderflowe champagne before and they are both lovely (and not all that hard to make either!).

I’m going to bastardise my homebrew kit into a reluctant soft drinks factory once i’ve had a little play. Keep me posted on any recipes you do as I can see a considerable amount of dandelion root being wasted in my house..!

]]> By: James Bridle http://www.tristanstephenson.com/wordpress/2007/07/26/fermenting-soft-drinks/comment-page-1/#comment-2442 James Bridle Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:15:33 +0000 http://www.tristanstephenson.com/wordpress/?p=29#comment-2442 Hey Tristan - Just stumbled onto your blog - great stuff! Been meaning to try out Dandelion & Burdock for a while, and now I will. I started homebrewing with 'wild' ingredients last year as an offshoot of my Cooking With Booze project (http://cookingwithbooze.org), and had some great success with both Nettle Beer and Elderflower Champagne (http://flickr.com/photos/stml/sets/72157605536952525/) - both collected from my local park in North London. Good luck! James Hey Tristan -

Just stumbled onto your blog – great stuff! Been meaning to try out Dandelion & Burdock for a while, and now I will.

I started homebrewing with ‘wild’ ingredients last year as an offshoot of my Cooking With Booze project (http://cookingwithbooze.org), and had some great success with both Nettle Beer and Elderflower Champagne (http://flickr.com/photos/stml/sets/72157605536952525/) – both collected from my local park in North London.

Good luck!

James

]]> By: Tristan http://www.tristanstephenson.com/wordpress/2007/07/26/fermenting-soft-drinks/comment-page-1/#comment-2421 Tristan Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:08:20 +0000 http://www.tristanstephenson.com/wordpress/?p=29#comment-2421 Unfortunately the fermenting never really got off the ground! I made some ginger beer, but got the yeast wrong as it always turned out 'bready'! I'm going to get in to home brewing of beer this year though, so might pick up on the fermented soft drinks again then. The problem is that you need to be able to stop the fermentation at the right time or you risk getting a substantial alcohol content! So I would recommend using a vinometer (or similar). Good luck with it though and I will post more myself when I start experimenting again! Unfortunately the fermenting never really got off the ground! I made some ginger beer, but got the yeast wrong as it always turned out ‘bready’!

I’m going to get in to home brewing of beer this year though, so might pick up on the fermented soft drinks again then.

The problem is that you need to be able to stop the fermentation at the right time or you risk getting a substantial alcohol content! So I would recommend using a vinometer (or similar). Good luck with it though and I will post more myself when I start experimenting again!

]]> By: Sarah http://www.tristanstephenson.com/wordpress/2007/07/26/fermenting-soft-drinks/comment-page-1/#comment-2420 Sarah Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:48:09 +0000 http://www.tristanstephenson.com/wordpress/?p=29#comment-2420 How is it going with the brewer's yeast? I make my own ginger beer with normal bakers yeast and normally have fizzy (sometimes explosive) results. I'm so converted to making my own pop that I found this blog through google. Am going to try dandelion and burdock (fizzy) next and then the cola... without the nuts. How is it going with the brewer’s yeast? I make my own ginger beer with normal bakers yeast and normally have fizzy (sometimes explosive) results.
I’m so converted to making my own pop that I found this blog through google. Am going to try dandelion and burdock (fizzy) next and then the cola… without the nuts.

]]> By: Ruth http://www.tristanstephenson.com/wordpress/2007/07/26/fermenting-soft-drinks/comment-page-1/#comment-2000 Ruth Wed, 28 May 2008 17:39:52 +0000 http://www.tristanstephenson.com/wordpress/?p=29#comment-2000 Have you seen the info here on traditional lactofermented drinks? Might help. ;) http://www.westonaprice.org/foodfeatures/Realthing.html Have you seen the info here on traditional lactofermented drinks? Might help. ;)

http://www.westonaprice.org/foodfeatures/Realthing.html

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