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by golemotron 3563 days ago
The picture on the wikipedia page makes it look very sickly compared to any other cola. It looks like cloudy tea and there's no visible carbonation.
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You can adjust that if you make it. When I made it, I didn't put any caramel coloring in it, and it came out cloudy white. As far as carbonation, mine was WAY more carbonated than store bought soda, I was carbonating it to 50psi in the bottles, and shaking up and recarbonating until it wouldn't take any more carbonation. Then I'd let it sit a couple minutes, it was super carbonated.
I love carbonated water. I drink flavorless, heavily carbonated water for fun. Or did, until our SodaStream broke. So honestly, I don't know if I'd actually make Open Cola if given the chance. I might just drink the water.
What did it taste like and where did you buy the materials for carbonating?
I believe that most soda companies add caramel coloring to their cola.