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Make your own tonic water australia.
U will hav a very transparent mix sometimes with a slight colour.
All particals cling to agar and wont pass but flavor particals and water shall.
In 4 cups of water bring the cinchona citric acid lemongrass cardamom cloves allspice coriander and salt to a boil and reduce heat to simmer for 30 minutes.
Allow mixture to cool and pour.
After several attempts to make an exceptional homemade tonic syrup including this famous recipe from jeffrey morgenthaler and this one from lottie doof via tony cecchini and the nytimes keith and i were unsatisfied.
In all cases we liked the tonic but we didn t love it.
Stir the water continuously until the sugar dissolves then turn the heat down and add cinchona bark.
I then sugar but u will have to use a clear sugar.
1 quart 1l water 1 grapefruit.
Make ur infusion i actually 1st make a large cinchona mix then a few base mixes mix 1 1 5 grams of agaragar to 500ml liquid.
Next shred the skins of 1 lemon 1 grapefruit and 1 orange and add them to the pan.
To make tonic water at home start by bringing water and sugar to a boil over high heat.
To use this tonic water mix it 1 1 in equal parts with sparkling water or club soda.
Next day take out of freezer and defrost in double cheese cloth.
To obtain a super clear tonic try using a agaragar filter.
Tonic water is the kind of provision you don t normally buy but occasionally really need and there aren t any real substitutes.
To make the simple syrup bring 1 1 4 cup 250g of sugar to a boil with 1 cup 250ml of water stirring frequently for one minute until the sugar is completely dissolved.
Freeze when dropped to room temp.