On Dec 27, 7:16*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:14:06 +0000 (UTC), Jim wrote:
> > I can carbonate my water with a 20 pound tank of carbon dioxide,
> > but I'm having trouble flavoring this naturally carbonated soda water.
>
> > I tried zesting lemons & oranges in vodka to make lemon & orange extract,
> > but the flavor isn't strong enough for a natural soda at home.
>
> > Any ideas for natural flavors for soda water at home?
>
> Zergut makes pure fruit concentrates for Italian sodas and what not.
> All the flavors I've ever bought have just been fruit juice
> concentrates and sugar. *Whike most of the other brands (such as
> Torani) are just artificial flavors and sugar and/or HFCS.
>
> See page 55 of their Catalog:
>
> http://www.zergut.com/catalog/index.html
>
> Or:
>
> http://www.zergut.com/modules/search...yrup&toc=Syrup
>
> Doesn't look like Amazon carries them but I can find them at 2 upscale
> grocers in town. *And I think I saw some at Hole Foods
>


They're at the middle eastern stores over by here. I prefer Adriatic
brand to Zer Gut. (There's another brand, Adriatic something, that's
not as good, either)

The funny thing is that the sugar precipitates out if you put it in
the fridge, so I just leave it at room temperature.