Making Gnome Soda Pop is as easy as heating up some sugar & water and adding some delicious Gnome Soda extract. There are two basic methods for putting bubbles in(carbonating)Gnome soda pop, naturally or artificially. Natural carbonation is actually a minor fermentation of the sugar in the pop. This is the oldest form of making a "sparkling" beverage.

Basic Instructions for Naturally Carbonated Gnome Draft Style Root Beer - 2.5 gallons * Rehydrate yeast. Dissolve well-rounded 1/4 tsp. powdered yeast in 1/2 cup drinking water at 85-95 F. Allow yeast to rehydrate for at least 10 min. Set aside for use later. * Heat Mixture. In a large stock pot, heat one half gallon to 130 F.+- * Completely dissolve 2.5 lbs. (5 cups) cane sugar and add 1-2 oz.(2-4 Tbsp.) Gnome Draft Style Root Beer extract. * Cool Mixture. Cool the 1/2 gallon concentrate by placing it in a cold water bath in the sink. * Stir occasionally until mixture is 95 F.+/- or less. * Add Yeast and stir well. * Top up mixture to 2.5 gallons with cool drinking water. * Use a SANITIZED 1 quart microwavable glass measuring cup and a food grade funnel (see advisements and helpful equipment) to fill 5 SANITIZED 2-liter bottles to 2 inches below the bottle neck. * Place bottles on their side at room temp (70-80 F.) for 2 days or until bottles are extremely firm. * Chill bottles in freezer 2-3 hours. This will bring the yeast to dormancy and quickly slow their activity. * Serve & Enjoy !! Keep bottles stored upright in fridge.

Artificially (forced)carbonated soda pop is the industry standard. Pretty much any liquid can be force carbonated very quickly with a draft system. The equipment cost is considerably more but the benefits are many.

Instructions for 5 gallons artificially carbonated Gnome Soda Pop * Heat .5 - 1 gallon water 130 F. +/- * Dissolve in 4-5 lbs. sugar * Add 2-4 oz. Gnome Soda Extract * Transfer to Corny tank * Top tank up to 4.5-5 gallons with cold drinking water * Fill tank up with 35 psi CO2 * Refridgerate for 6-8 hours * Sample & repeat as many times as neccessary