# Homemade Cola

This homemade cola is a creative take on the classic Coca-Cola, perfect for impressing guests and making a great Cuba Libre.

- Total time: 90 min
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 300 ml water
- 180 g white sugar
- 90 g demerara sugar
- 60 g caramel sugar
- 6 g caramel coloring
- 0.7 g grated lemon peels
- 0.7 g grated lime peels
- 1.8 g grated orange peels
- 2.3 g citric acid
- 0.6 g malic acid
- 0.6 g nutmeg
- 0.6 g ceylon cinnamon
- 0.45 g vanilla bean
- 0.75 g coriander seeds
- 4.5 g rosehip
- 0.12 g single coffee bean
- 0.9 g nut kola
- 0.3 g makrut leaves
- 30 ml cola syrup
- 2 drops saline solution
- highly-carbonated water

## Instructions

1. Add all ingredients to a sous vide bag, starting with water.
2. Add plain white sugar to the bag.
3. Add demerara sugar to the bag.
4. Add caramel sugar to the bag.
5. Add caramel coloring to the bag.
6. Add grated lemon and lime peels to the bag.
7. Add orange peels to the bag.
8. Add citric and malic acid to the bag.
9. Add nutmeg and Ceylon cinnamon to a mortar.
10. Add vanilla bean to the mortar.
11. Add coriander seeds and rosehip to the mortar.
12. Add a single coffee bean and nut kola to the mortar.
13. Add makrut lime leaves to the mortar.
14. Crush the ingredients in the mortar into a paste.
15. Transfer the crushed mixture into the sous vide bag.
16. Vacuum seal the bag.
17. Place the sealed bag into a sous vide bath set to 80°C (175°F) for 1.5 hours.
18. Agitate the bag every so often.
19. Cut open the bag and filter the contents.
20. Bottle the syrup and put it in the fridge to cool.
21. For each bottle, use 30ml (1 ounce) of cola syrup.
22. Add two drops of saline solution to each bottle.
23. Add highly-carbonated water to each bottle.
24. Place a crown on top and seal firmly.

## Equipment

- mortar
- sous vide bath
- sous vide bag
- bottle capper
- funnel
- bottle

## Tips

- agitate the bag every so often while it is in the sous vide bath

## Source

- Original video: https://pin.it/34iR2rrtg
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a1876f04-055e-410f-93ef-a36066d4fdc0
- Extracted: 2025-06-22

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