- Status: Some ingredients and tools purchased, awaiting further motivation (see roberthl's box if you'd like to have a go yourself).
Would like to start making open source soft drinks.
The most popular non-alcoholic soft drinks in the space seem to be Coca-Cola, Dr Pepper, and Sprite. Others such as Fanta seem to be used as a last measure only. There has also been significant interest in making Ginger Beer, but this has not really been in stock at the space a whole lot.
Carbonated water ingredients (18 litres)
| Ingredient
|
Needed per batch
|
Stocked
|
| Sugar
|
375 g
|
None
|
| Dry bread yeast
|
1 tsp
|
None
|
| Water
|
18000 ml
|
∞
|
OpenCola ingredients
Flavour
| Ingredient
|
Needed per batch
|
Stocked
|
| Orange oil
|
3.50 ml
|
10 ml (maybe)
|
| Lemon oil
|
1.00 ml
|
10 ml (maybe)
|
| Nutmeg oil
|
1.00 ml
|
10 ml (maybe)
|
| Cassia oil
|
1.25 ml
|
None
|
| Coriander oil
|
0.25 ml
|
10 ml (maybe)
|
| Neroli oil
|
0.25 ml
|
None
|
| Lime oil
|
2.75 ml
|
None
|
| Lavender oil
|
0.25 ml
|
10 ml (maybe)
|
| Gum arabic
|
10.0 g
|
100 g
|
| Water
|
3.00 ml
|
∞
|
Some of these are available from a place such as http://www.essentialoilsonline.co.uk/acatalog/Organic_Essential_Oils_.html
Syrup (5 litres)
| Ingredient
|
Needed per batch
|
Stocked
|
| Flavour
|
2 tsp
|
None
|
| Citric acid
|
3.5 tsp
|
100 g
|
| Water
|
2300 ml
|
∞
|
| Plain white granulated sugar
|
2360 g
|
None
|
| Caffeine
|
0.5 tsp
|
None
|
| Caramel colour
|
30 ml
|
None
|
Try http://www.instructables.com/id/Extracting-almost-pure-Caffeine-from-Caffeine-Pi/
Also pure caffeine can be bought easily here http://www.myprotein.com/uk/products/caffeine
£4 for 100g. Probably cheaper than extraction.
Cola (30 litres)
| Ingredient
|
Needed per batch
|
Stocked
|
| Syrup
|
5000 ml
|
None
|
| Carbonated water
|
25000 ml
|
None
|
Equipment
- Pipettes (ordered)
- Small Pyrex beaker (ordered)
- 2 litre jug
- Small whisk
- Large wooden spoon
- Funnel
- Empty 2 litre bottles
Recipe
