So I was going to make my father 2 full cases or root beer for christmas.
He used to make it all the time when he was in his 20s but since then lost the cellaring space that kept his bottle cool and not AS dangerous due to the colder temps (plus it was the 80s and he lived reckless back then)
The thought of giving him a bunch of 20oz plastic bottles or 2L bottles - not very appealing - I want to give him glass bottles...
If I use Splenda (not the 50/50 splenda sugar mix, but actually 100% splenda) and then add a small amount of sugar (my concentrate I have has a recipe for low cal soda and uses some to carb) can I bottle condition in the glass and let it sit at room temps without the risk of root beer grenades?
my theory is that the yeast will only eat the sugar (table sugar) and then there will be nothing left for them to consume and with the right amount of sugar I'll have the right amount carbonation and no risk of having him drink the 2 cases over a period of a month or so.
I would love to keg, carb, and fill bottles with a beer gun but that is not an option at the moment. And going out and buying 12 carbonator caps is not appealing either...any thoughts
He used to make it all the time when he was in his 20s but since then lost the cellaring space that kept his bottle cool and not AS dangerous due to the colder temps (plus it was the 80s and he lived reckless back then)
The thought of giving him a bunch of 20oz plastic bottles or 2L bottles - not very appealing - I want to give him glass bottles...
If I use Splenda (not the 50/50 splenda sugar mix, but actually 100% splenda) and then add a small amount of sugar (my concentrate I have has a recipe for low cal soda and uses some to carb) can I bottle condition in the glass and let it sit at room temps without the risk of root beer grenades?
my theory is that the yeast will only eat the sugar (table sugar) and then there will be nothing left for them to consume and with the right amount of sugar I'll have the right amount carbonation and no risk of having him drink the 2 cases over a period of a month or so.
I would love to keg, carb, and fill bottles with a beer gun but that is not an option at the moment. And going out and buying 12 carbonator caps is not appealing either...any thoughts