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Old 12-08-2008, 02:54 PM   #1
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Default Splenda/Honey/Sugar + Rainbow Root beer results
Well i decided to try and mess with the recipe a little and go for a psuedo diet root beer. I used 110g (3.88 oz) of splenda, to be equivalent to 2 lbs of sugar. I used 1 3/4 cups of honey, and 2 cups (roughly 1 lb) of sugar.

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TASTY! I haven't made it with just sugar to have anything to compare to (i made a batch of rainbow birch beer with just sugar and it was a hit) But there is a slight honey aroma that comes through. It also is a bit sweet, so if I were to do it again I'd probably either leave out the sugar, or use 1 cup. but YUM!!
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Old 12-08-2008, 03:00 PM   #2
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Excellent! Thanks for posting your results.

I am glad you had a better experience with honey in root beer than me! Mine tasted horrible (McCormicks Root Beer Extract).

Keep up the experimenting!
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Old 12-14-2008, 06:01 PM   #3
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Do not use Splenda. It is a chlorine molecule attached to sugar...

Made from tastes like sugar is not a reality.

Instead of Splenda use Stevia root powder. It is safe but the FDA of America has not allowed it to be legally sold in soft drink products. In Europe they allow it.

In the US it is to be sold only as a nutritional supplement.
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Old 01-12-2009, 06:42 PM   #4
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Do not use Splenda. It is a chlorine molecule attached to sugar...

Made from tastes like sugar is not a reality.

Instead of Splenda use Stevia root powder. It is safe but the FDA of America has not allowed it to be legally sold in soft drink products. In Europe they allow it.

In the US it is to be sold only as a nutritional supplement.
To each their own I suppose, I don't mind the taste of splenda, and it's a little better for ya.

The root beer was a huge hit over the holidays!
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Old 01-28-2009, 04:31 PM   #5
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To each their own I suppose, I don't mind the taste of splenda, and it's a little better for ya.

The root beer was a huge hit over the holidays!
maybe Xylitol works too - i found some in a hippiefood section of a grocery store and started to wonder if it would work

Xylitol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Old 02-03-2009, 05:32 AM   #6
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The sell the Stevia sugar substitue now in the grocery store. It's marketed under the name Truvia. It's very comparable in flavor as Splenda only without the chlorine. Be forewarned, it's one h*** of a lot sweeter.

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