Comments on: Good Soda

By: Zack Luby

Zack Luby — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:41:41 +0000

Yep, my mint soda also had a distinct grass-taste. Nothing wrong with a little experimenting though!

I concur on the sugar thing – I made a simple syrup with Splenda, just to try it out. It came out okay, but it has a bit of an aftertaste I think. I used it to make a ginger brew, it turned out pretty good I think. Kind of like a Reed's, but less sweet.

On the plus side, you don't need to use a ton of syrup to make the soda, so there is that.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:03:34 +0000

I recently got a soda stream and I love it too! I also had a disastrous mint soda experience (tried to make a mint extract without sugar by boiling mint leaves and reducing the liquid – tasted like grass). I think the key is making your own syrups, the only scary thing about that is how much sugar is needed. Boutique sodas are becoming a big thing in NYC, old fashioned soda fountains are having a bit of a revival here.

By: Zack Luby

Zack Luby — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 06:22:43 +0000

UPDATE: So I got some stevia and some splenda. i am going to try and concoct syrups with those two sugar substitutes and see how it goes.

Also, I have a feeling that if I mix maple and ginger, the result will be like homemade Vernors. I am going to investigate how to pull it off, but I think it will be awesome. I also think that if I make one of those, it's going to be sugar bender time.

By: Zack Luby

Zack Luby — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:58:54 +0000

Well agave nectar has a bit of a taste to it – I am not sure that it would work. I need something that is tasteless (lol) that can act as a syrup base and isn't synthetic – but I will give it a shot.

How do you think they get orange flavor?

By: Ally

Ally — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:54:43 +0000

try agave nectar! Ally