If you prefer soda made the old fashioned way, bottled and carbonated with yeast, try this traditional recipe. You can make any flavor you want with our 50 flavors of syrup concentrate. Start with 8 cups of sugar in a 2 gallon or larger stock pot. Add 1 gallon boiling water. Stir until sugar is completely dissolved. Add 1 gallon cold water. Stir. Mixture should be luke warm. Add 1/2 teaspoon of active dry yeast and 2oz of your favorite concentrate flavor from Prairie Moon. Stir thoroughly. Use a funnel and ladle to fill your glass soda bottles. Leave approximately 1” of air space at the top of the bottle. Cap the bottle. Wait a week and you’ll have delicious homemade soda. This recipe will fill about 24 - 12oz bottles or 18 - 16oz bottles. Handle finished soda bottles with care. It is best to open them over the sink since they can be very fizzy. You will need: Your favorite flavor of our concentrate A 2 gallon or larger cooking pot Funnel Ladle Sugar Yeast Heavy glass bottles Heavy glass soda or beer bottles are needed to contain the carbonation created by the yeast. Light weight bottles are likely to explode, so only use bottles made for home brewing. Bottle capper and caps If you need to buy bottles or a capper and caps, search for “home brewing” and “bottle capper” in your favorite search engine. You will find many companies on the internet that sell these items. Hints: This recipe uses the concentrate straight from the bottle, you have already added the sugar in the first step. This recipe can not be used with artificial sweetener. The yeast needs the sugar to make the carbonation. Check the expiration date on your yeast, if expired, buy some new. Champagne or brewers yeast also works well. This recipe is provided by Caroline Stewart. Click here to visit her web site. Or if you’re in Hyder, Alaska be sure and stop by Boundary Gallery & Gifts. They feature the work of incredibly talented local artists, and have fantastic fresh fudge as well as ice cream novelties. This recipe is for informational purposes only. Please use caution when bottling natural carbonation soda. Natural carbonation can cause glass bottles to explode. You assume all responsibility and risk associated with this recipe and it’s use. Prairie Moon will be closed through July 5th. Order as usual and we will ship on Monday, July 6th. You can still reach us by email at service@prairiemoon.biz Guarantee - Returns - Shipping Information Rated 'Excellent' by our customers. © 2001-2009 The Prairie Moon Company * 311 W Monroe St * Highland * Illinois * 62249-1326 Toll Free 866-331-0767 * Direct 618-651-9939 * Fax 618-654-7768 Email: service@prairiemoon.biz www.prairiemoon.biz