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elizabeth  ·  2786 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: August 10, 2016

It made it slightly sweeter but added carbonation for sure. It's an important factor for me because I feel I've slowly been cultivating a soft drink addiction after Asia (you get sick of water when you drink about 3 litres every day) and I feel it would be a great/healthier alternative. I've heard of simply mixing it with carbonated water after, but I don't want to dilute the taste too much.

I think we'll be firing up our 2nd batch today. We'll add a bit more sugar and taste it after 5 days this time.

It's strange that my friend told me about a 6-10 days ferment not 10-14... What ratio sugar/tea do you put?





OftenBen  ·  2786 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I make a 2 gallon batch, 1 cup of sugar for every gallon of water. Pardon the Imperial measurements.

I'll try the raisin thing with a bottle of the next batch. Does 'a couple' literally mean 2 raisins?

elizabeth  ·  2786 days ago  ·  link  ·  

We put 4-5 for a half a litre bottle. But I'm no expert on this ;)