Questions tagged [soda]
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Scaled down batch of soda syphon batter
I want to make a smaller batch of a soda syphon batter recipe as a trial. The batter involves flour, vodka, honey and lager, and is put into a CO2 soda syphon.
The full batch is too much for a trial run (300g of Vodka)
Can I scale it down or does…
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How should soda made with "ginger bug" smell/taste?
I recently fermented a ginger soda using a ginger bug that I made. The bug seemed good to me - no funky mold growing on it, and it fizzled when I stirred it. The soda I made was good, but tasted extra "yeasty" and had spots on top that I couldn't…
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Cooking rhubarb with soda
On a different question on rhubarb, a link to the wikipedia-page was posted. It is stated there that cooking rhubarb leaves with soda can make them more poisonous.
Does the same hold true for cooking the rhubarb stem and adding soda? Up until know,…
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Does the foam head affect the taste of cola?
I was reading the other day about the importance of the head when pouring beer, and I wondered if there are any similar considerations when pouring cola's? I'm a huge fan of good Coke, and I'm just wondering if I can improve an already great tasting…
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Can I make ginger bug from existing ginger beer, or from ginger beer yeast?
I was having trouble getting a ginger bug started from wild cultures, so I went ahead and bought a small amount of 'Ginger Beer Yeast'.
I was hoping to get a more successful Ginger Bug started, either directly from the yeast, or potentially by…
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Why can you cook cake with soda?
I saw a Tumblr post, claiming that you can make a Betty Crocker cake with only a 12 oz can of soda. I tried it this morning and though I haven't eaten it yet, I think it worked.
This is odd to me because many bakers and chemists sell egg substitutes…
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Why do grape sodas taste radically different between US and Europe?
I am talking about these super sugary artificially flavored sodas, or candies for that matter.
When I was a child and we went from France to the United States, I had absolutely NO idea that I was drinking a grape soda because the flavors are so…
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Can lemon sodas go bad?
So, I just opened up a bottle of lemon-flavored soda that had been sitting in my family's garage for a few years, and I noticed that its flavor seemed different than it normally is. I wasn't sure if it was safe to consume or not, so I tipped my…
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