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that makes sense. yes it does...from what ive read, generally around or below .5%. so not much at all

yeast is used to carbonate the soda, and the sugar both reacts with the yeast and sweetens...not 100% sure if that answers your question, i hope it does.

so i just made 3 small batches of root beer...one with sugar to ferment/sweeten with, one of with clover honey(not my favorite, but all we had at the time) and grade b maple syrup(stronger maple flavor than normal grade a medium amber) the honey and maple batches i made with bakers yeast, as i...

andif using oil, how then would you make it?

ive been looking for a birch beer soda recipe, but im mostly finding recipes for a beer, not a soda. any help?

very very interesting. i always heard that sassafras could be dangerous to your health, and figured because they were testing on rats, you would have to take in a rather large amount of it for it to cause any real damage. ive never looked into any of this myself. thank you for the info.

thank you kevinm. another question...will the bottles hold the soda after filling them with the already carbonated soda?

im confused...are you carbonating the soda in the corney keg, then bottling it?

also, how do you carbonate with a corny keg? im not exactly sure.

also, how do you carbonate with a corny keg? im not really sure.

i have the same issue. up until christmas, i was using bakers yeast. i just brewed a new batch last thirsday with champagne yeast, and its just now starting to having noticeable change in pressure. i didnt do anything different really, so it must be the cold weather.

ive been doing natural carbonation for a little bit in plastic 2-liter bottles for a little bit, but im looking for an alternative method (preferably not using yeast) because i may be starting to sell it at a local store, so i dont want to have the possibilty of it exploding in the bottles...

aye, i forgot to say. im actually making root and birch beer from scratch, not beer. oops.

and also what exactly is the method for force carbonation? glass or plastic bottle? sorry its a lot of questions. many thanks

how much is a force carb rig?