Soft drinks

[Trumo]

Had this Mexican Lime soft drink a bit earlier. It comes in 1-litre bottles and apparently you can buy it in Aldi. It's great fridge-cold and served over ice. Can't find a picture though.

[lifetime fan]

Robinsins no added sugar summer fruits squash for me.

[Phoenix]

Asda lemon and lime juice..refresshing and tangy

 

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[Champ]

Don't all those no added sugar drinks leave a tacky aftertaste?

[redsoxs]

When I'm not slurping on a nice glass of weissbier or a big fat shiraz I'm usually never far from a glass of no added sugar Ribena. However, I had a nicely chilled bottle of this earlier.

 

 

Grape, Strawberry and Kiwi juice from The Asda. Magnificent stuff. All squeezed juice, no concentrate ingredients.

 

I've also got a bottle of Cherry Pepsi Max in the fridge which I've just discovered they make and may lace with a cheeky vodka later.

 

Been using the stuff for years.... make my wife's wine with the stuff. (rose wine) Really nice stuff.

[Champ]

Been using the stuff for years.... make my wife's wine with the stuff. (rose wine) Really nice stuff.

This is more my thing..Have you tried M&S Red Grape and Raspberry ? I dilute it with a bit of water

[AngryOfTuebrook]

What's so cheeky about your vodka?

 

It's stolen.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

If I'm on softies in the pub (oh yes, it can happen) then I'll drink lime 7 soda.

 

Otherwise, I'll have one of these.

 

 

 

[Carvalho Diablo]

When i was into fizzy drinks i liked Lilt (do they still do that?), drink a third of it, top up with Vodka and away you go.

 

Yeh, me too, probs cos Lilt was never really all that fizzy.

 

Not big on fizzy shit tbh.

 

I like Oasis Citrus Punch and vodka, that is fuckin lush.

[redsoxs]

This is more my thing..Have you tried M&S Red Grape and Raspberry ? I dilute it with a bit of water

 

Haven't, but it doesn't matter as long as it 100% fruit juice.

 

Hardware

2 demi John''s (or plastic 1 gallon containers (Asda water bottles;)) (£2)

Funnel (£1)

air lock & rubber (£1.75) wilko's

Syphoning tube (£2.50)

Sterilizing fluid (£1)

 

To make 1 gallon

I use 2.5 litres (1 litre of which is 100% grape red or white juice) & 2 litre of water.

750g Sugar

1 Dsp Pectolase/Pectic Enzyme

½ Tsp Young Super Wine Yeast Compound (7.5g)

1 Dsp Nutrient (10g)

¼ Tsp citric Acid (optional)

½ Tsp Tannin (or half cup of very strong tea)

 

Racking

¼ Tsp potassium sorbate (Stabilizer)

1 Campton table (crushed) Or (½ Gram of Potassium metabisulfite)

 

 

That give me 4.5 LTs @ 13% AVB.

 

 

You will get most of Enzyme/chemicals etc.. from Wilko's or ebay.

 

 

Best thing i did in a long time..... :)

[lifetime fan]

My favourite fruit drinks.

 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Yeh, me too, probs cos Lilt was never really all that fizzy.

 

Not big on fizzy shit tbh.

 

I like Oasis Citrus Punch and vodka, that is fuckin lush.

 

I shall have to try that as it sounds nice. Vodka and bitter lemon is also a decent mix.

[The Flâneur]

These are the best in the universe, and I advise you and all your friends and colleagues to buy as many crates as you can.

 

Luscombe Drinks...of wild orchards Juice of these valleys

[lifetime fan]

I shall have to try that as it sounds nice. Vodka and bitter lemon is also a decent mix.

 

And Tonic is what I'll drink if I lose the argument and have to drive.

[RJ Fan club]

Bosch...

[RJ Fan club]

[Champ]

Just rediscovered a bottle of aniseed syrup in the back of the cupboard, brought back from a trip to France. Fantastic with sparkling water

[RedinSweden]

Ginger Beer.

 

I started making my own as it costs a bloody fortune here and it is fantastic and really easy to make.

[Redder Lurtz]

Just rediscovered a bottle of aniseed syrup in the back of the cupboard, brought back from a trip to France. Fantastic with sparkling water

 

Sou're such a health freak. Put some vodka in it like a normal person would.

 

Ginger Beer.

 

I started making my own as it costs a bloody fortune here and it is fantastic and really easy to make.

 

Spill the beans then.

[Champ]

Just rediscovered a bottle of aniseed syrup in the back of the cupboard, brought back from a trip to France. Fantastic with sparkling water

 

You're such a health freak. Put some vodka in it like a normal person would.

 

I'm really not.....this is a Soft Drinks thread. I was just sharing my lunch-time discovery

 

Home-made ginger beer is a great shout. Used to make it years ago. RiS, if you post your recipe I might be tempted to give it a go again

[Champ]

Have discovered non alcoholic mojita. Fantastic and so refreshing in the heat

[PestiRed]

Home-made lemonade

 

Make syrup in advance by adding 70g is sugar to every 100g of boiling water and let cool

 

Get a big jug and fill about a sixth of it with the syrup

Juice half a lemon and chop the other half up and add to jug

Put a load of ice in jug

Fill rest of jug up with sparkling water

Delicious

 

You can play with the amounts of syrup and lemon to get it just how you like it. Adding a bit of orange can make a nice change.

 

Interested in how to make home-made ginger beer if RiS can share the recipe

[PestiRed]

Home-made lemonade

 

Make syrup in advance by adding 70g is sugar to every 100g of boiling water and let cool

 

Get a big jug and fill about a sixth of it with the syrup

Juice half a lemon and chop the other half up and add to jug

Put a load of ice in jug

Fill rest of jug up with sparkling water

Delicious

 

You can play with the amounts of syrup and lemon to get it just how you like it. Adding a bit of orange can make a nice change.

 

Interested in how to make home-made ginger beer if RiS can share the recipe

[PestiRed]

Home-made lemonade

 

Make syrup in advance by adding 70g is sugar to every 100g of boiling water and let cool

 

Get a big jug and fill about an eighth of it with the syrup

Juice half a lemon and chop the other half up and add to jug

Put a load of ice in jug

Fill rest of jug up with sparkling water

Delicious

 

You can play with the amounts of syrup and lemon to get it just how you like it. Adding a bit of orange can make a nice change.

 

Interested in how to make home-made ginger beer if RiS can share the recipe

[Lee909]

Have discovered non alcoholic mojita. Fantastic and so refreshing in the heat

 

Are you going to share it then?

I love limes

 

Can't drink fizzy drinks anymore,along with white bread they turn my stomach and give me wind.

Generally stick with fruit juice and squash with either carbonated or water out the freezer.