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Mark.S Harris (Stefan li Rous) wrote:
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> Now for an OOP question. How do you force carbonate something like
> this? I can see boiling the rose solution down to a syrup and adding
> carbonated water from a bottle but that is not what you are implying.

Yes, according to a friend with more experience in soda making, you can
do it that way, in the same way people make "Italian Sodas." Or just mix
the syrup with club soda. Very non-period. Or dilute it for drinking,
allow it to sit uncovered and wild yeast (or add your cultured yeast)
will carbonate for you, probably the most period method.
 
> Is there some kind of bottle I can buy of CO2 or are you talking of
> using one of those great big CO2 bottles used by the fast-food
> industry?

I typically use the big soda kegs (aka cornelius kegs) used by
resturants. Fill the keg with water and syrup. Place under 20 pounds
pressure to seal. Chill the keg as cool as you can. Add pressure to 40
pounds. Find a strong man to shake the keg for 20 minutes. (In the
absence of a strong man I place the keg on the floor and rock it back
and forth with my feet.) Chill/add more CO2/shake repeat untill
carbonated to your satisfaction.
 
I've been told (THIS IS HEARSAY! PLEASE CHIME IN IF YOU HAVE TESTED
INFORMATION!) that you can buy little cartriges of CO2 at some cook
shops. Apparently they are used to make whipped cream _really_ fluffy. I
don't know if you could carbonate a syrup with them, but let me know how
your experiment turns out.

I hope I was more clear this time,
Crystal of the Westermark
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