Sub Zero equivilent

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ImBatman
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Sub Zero equivilent

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Any ideas for a recipe for an equivilent to the "Sub Zero"?

It was a rather successful "Alcoholic Soda Water" from the mid nineties.

I know it was actually brewed - I think by Carlton - it wasn't just a flavoured Vodka like most of the lolly waters of today.

How do you think they did it? It didn't taste like anything in particular (say like alcoholic ginger beer does) but it did have a distinctive taste of it's own.

Any ideas where to start???
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Post by Timmsy »

Yeah be curious myself if you could do anything. Been years since ive seen or heard of them.

Can you also remember the XLR8 cola drinks?? roughly the sime time as the sub zeros??
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Post by lethaldog »

I have tasted subzero and couldnt imagine why you would want to replicate it :lol: :lol: i would suggest getting all your mates to piss in a fermenter add a bit of dex to ferment and there you go :lol: would have to be pretty close id reckon :lol: :lol:
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Try dextrose in water, you may need a different yeast.

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Post by drtom »

I was going to suggest much the same.

Dex + Water + Yeast Nutrient + Yeast

Don't know what yeast though. Whatever you've got, I'd say for a first shot.

At least it should be pretty easy to make small brews to try out different combos.

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Post by ImBatman »

My friends and I loved them, and would love to know how they did it. They tasted rather good towards the end of the night if I remember correctly, but then we were drinking them topped up with black sambucca! :lol:

They had a distinct taste - I think I might throw some Bitters in with it to see what that does.
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Post by Tipsy »

Weren't they an alchoholic lemonade?, if so there's a few recipes to be found on this forum
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Sorry I was thinking of 2 dogs
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Post by rwh »

drtom wrote:Dex + Water + Yeast Nutrient + Yeast
The only guy I know who has tried this says he smashed a bottle of it in his garage, and couldn't go near it to clean up the glass for a week because every time he tried it he nearly threw up. He called it "alcohol water" and he won't be trying it again! :lol:
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