Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 5 cups pitted cherries
  • 1 cup organic pure cane sugar
  • 7 cups of water
  • 2 TB almond extract
  • 1/2 cup whey

Instruction

  • Put the cherries, sugar, and water in a large pot and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer about 15-20 minutes.
  • Squish the cherries in the pot (I use a potato masher), and pour the cherry sugar water through a fine mesh strainer into a large bowl.
  • Add the almond extract and whey to the cherry sugar water in the bowl and stir. Pour the soda mixture into flip top bottles and set in a warm area of your home.
  • After a couple days you can open a bottle to check for taste and let the fermented gasses out so it doesn't build up too much. Fermentation can take anywhere from 2 days to a week. Move the bottles to the fridge once they are ready.