ANST - "POP"!
Bill Osterheim
Polydore at worldnet.att.net
Wed Jun 10 16:54:35 PDT 1998
Timothy A. McDaniel wrote:
>
> Manfred Wolf wrote:
>
> Someone asked:
> >*BUT* to be on a more SCA oriented plane, were there any
> >"carbonated/non-alcholic"-type drinks served in SCA period? I know
> >not like Coke, Pepsi, etc...but did they have anything akin?
>
> "Non-alcoholic", and I interpreted the slash as "and" in the
> context of Coke et al.
>
> Raven replied with:
> > I don't know, but I wouldn't think they knew of
> > carbonation and how would they do it?
>
> I believe Raven was correct -- non-alcoholic carbonation is
> 19th century and requires some sophisticated pressure
> equipment, right?
>
> Daniel "Queen, Under Pressure" de Lincolia
> --
I have no idea about when it was done, but using a yeast strain
such as bakers yeast produces a lot of CO2 and very little alcohol,
though I suppose there might be some. I think a pressure-capable
container would be more of a problem.
PP
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