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> Wouldn't the answer there be to try making your own of those too? The difference with carbonation is that I can get CO2 and carbonation equipment really easi
by lgbr 10y ago
> Wouldn't the answer there be to try making your own of those too?
The difference with carbonation is that I can get CO2 and carbonation equipment really easily, and in different forms from different suppliers. I could even get some yeast from my local store and make it. Carbonating water takes less time and effort than making a cup of coffee.
The problem with syrups is that, as you can see from the recipe here on Open Cola, I would spend a lot of time and effort making it. The only syrup I know of that doesn't have this problem is root beer. Most grocery stores in the US seem to carry concentrate which need only be mixed with sweetener and carbonated water. Cola, lemon lime, orange, or other syrups don't have this kind of availability, apart from those from SodaStream.
- petra 10y ago>> Cola, lemon lime, orange, or other syrups don't have this kind of availability Sure, they're not on every grocery store. But Amazon has them, and it's a great distribution channel for that.
- kbutler 10y agoWe have a little snow cone maker (ice shaver) that the kids love. We also do Italian sodas periodically. We buy just-add-water punch mix by the gallon in various flavors at our local grocery store. Should work for home-mixed sodas. The Torani flavors in the italian sodas are a good option, but probably expensive for mass soda production?
- dragonwriter 10y ago> Cola, lemon lime, orange, or other syrups don't have this kind of availability Cola and lemon-lime as a mix, maybe; orange, as well as lemon and lime individually -- and also raspberry, vanilla, chocolate, hazelnut, and others -- are very commonly available flavoring syrups in most grocery stores I've seen.