Please always do your research before trying to do something like this. Safety first! I am not an expert, just a gal with a lot of different interests 😄
@@ashthefoodie7 I left it for a week and still not fizzy. I don't know what I did wrong! Sugar, washed pine needles, fresh water and a sealable container, right? Maybe it's too cold at home near the window?
@@IwannatrywithKat I'm sorry to hear this. A few different factors could be at play. Factors: 1. Type of Pine. What kind of Pine are you using? I used Bishop Pine in this video also known as Pinus Muricata. This kind of Pine grows in bunches of 2, while White Pine grows in bunches of 5 and is considered the best tasting. Recently, I got my hands on White Pine and did the same thing I did in this video and it seems to be much more fizzy than this batch. I will share the results soon! While Bishop Pine is great, it is not as fizzy. I haven't been able to get my hands on Red Pine yet, but I'm curious to see what using Red Pine would yield. Just a side note, Black Pine is one of the most poisonous Pine trees and grows in bunches of 3. This should not be consumed under any circumstance. 2. Did you wash your Pine in hot or cold water? Washing the Pine Needles in hot water to make soda will wash off that natural layer of yeast on the Pine Needles and will not allow natural carbonation to take place. It is best to gently wash the Pine Needles in cold water a few times and even let it sit for a bit in the cold water for a bit of time to get rid of excess dirt. I find that when I clean my Pine Needles, I tend to snip both ends of the Needles to allow for more Pine essences to release into the sugar. Then drying it by letting it sit on a paper towel to dry completely helps me too. 3. Sunlight and temperature. I live in Canada and right now it's really cold and so is the window area where I left my Pine Soda to get sun exposure. I found that the colder it has been, the less fizzy my drinks are. The very first bottle I opened from this batch was a little bit fizzy, but not as much as I would have liked it to be. I had another bottle unopened and I waited a fourth day and that one yielded the results in this video. I think that it did that because it was significantly warmer on the fourth day. 4. Are you opening the bottles in between day 1 and day 3? It's important not to open them at all during that period as that is preemptively releasing gas and we want gas to accumulate in the bottle itself over time to produce result like this. It's important not to shake it too much before opening or else the drink could overflow. 5. Did you add enough sugar? I think that one should add as much or as little sugar as they want. However, putting too much or too little could be playing a role too. I try to put in about 4 tablespoons for these small bottles. Hope that this helps! With gratitude, Ashley
@@ashthefoodie7 Thanks for this detailed answer (you could pin it if others ask, it's really well detailed!) I'm in Canada too (hellooo!), I got my pine needles from Muskoka Girl Tea, they're fresh and uncut white pine needles. I used a 500ml mason jar and I didn't open it for 3 days. (If you shake a fizzy drink too much, flip it over and tap the bottom a few times with your nails). I'm thinking it's the temperature and not enough sugar. I used only 3 heaping teaspoons. It's been cold lately. In Edmonton we got close to -50C with winshield recently.
@@IwannatrywithKat No probs :) Thanks for sharing more details! Yay for Canada and Canadian weather! LOL I think that you may be right about the weather being the reason as I live in Toronto and it is not as cold. It is windy though LOL 😆 Stay warm!
@ashthefoodie7 Thank you, and I will. Yeah, I appreciate your concern. We all have to be very cautious as to what is toxic, and it's easy to make mistakes that have horrendous, even deadly consequences. Part of why I'll never forest for mushrooms. 🍄 🥰
First grab pine next clean it next dry it next grab bottle next add how much sugar u want next add water next shake next but near window for 3 days and after open it it’s going to fizz and then u can enjoy ur pine sprite
You can also use them to make tea! My great granduncle was in the army during the Second World War and used to make tea with dried pine needles when they couldn’t get their tea rations in the field. You just pick the needles, let them dry and steep them, in my experience spruce, Scots pine, Douglas fir and Norwegian fir are absolutely delicious. Love your video 😁🇬🇧🎄✡️
That is an awesome question. I am not sure because I am not familiar with it, but I highly recommend doing more research on your own to find out for sure :)
I think so, it's Northern American White Pine, which I believe falls under the same genus. Please don't quote me and do your own research to ensure that whatever type you use is safe for consumption as I did :)
I don't know what went wrong, but I made a batch of pine needles with one cup of sugar in a milk gallon container,. A CZcamsr ( EmyMade ) suggested to leave it for about a week or two, so I did, it smelled PUTRID and I threw it out. What went wrong ??? 🤔
I'm sorry to hear this. I've actually experienced this too. I experimented with a method similar to that one the result was the same as yours and inclement weather (fluctuating up and down) played a huge role in my experience along with the length of time. I live in Canada and most of the time in the winter it is cold, but sometimes it isn't consistently cold. So, when I tried this 1 week method, it was too warm (unfortunately for me)and it didn't turn out well like it did in this video. I find that 3 days is the sweet spot because waiting longer may result in alcohol or a putrid situation. Sorry to hear this once again and thanks for sharing. Good luck of you try again.
@Ashthefoodie7 3 days ? I'll try it again. Thank you for taking the time to reach back To my comment. I understand now, it turned into an ALCOHOL stage of fermentation. I never knew this before, this was very helpful, and thank you for sharing your process. 💛
Yes, 3 days :) No problem and good luck! Hope that this time yields a better result and please always research the Pine you find before using to ensure that it's safe for consumption 🙂
@@puggy__4604 Yes, just be careful when opening with a pop-top Mason jar. Using a pop top bottle is safer, but I have seen it done with a pop-top Mason jar too.
@@puggy__4604 I would research what you have available in your area to distinguish which types are safe for consumption vs. those that are poisonous. I used Bishop Pine and White Pine (both varieties are safe for consumption).
@@lemonzxZ Ah ok I understand. Different types of Pine have varying amounts of Wild Yeast on them. I have two recommendations. 1. Perhaps if you do wash your Pine, don't wash it too vigorously as that can wash away more of the yeast which is what makes it fizzy. 2. Please make sure that you don't keep your bottle in a place that is too cold as that may be affecting the final result. I understand that you don't know what type of Pine that you are using and you aren't sure how to get White Pine. I'm glad to hear that the variety that you are using is safe for consumption. White Pine grows naturally in Ontario (where I live) as well as Atlantic provinces of Canada and in North Central and Northeastern US. I'm not sure where you live, but if you live in any of the aforementioned areas, you may have easy access to them. However, if you don't that's ok and understandable.
No, it would over ferment. After 4-7ish days depending on the conditions it is kept in, it turns into an alcoholic beverage. I accidentally forgot about a bottle for two weeks and it tasted like alcohol.
Please always do your research before trying to do something like this. Safety first! I am not an expert, just a gal with a lot of different interests 😄
It’s probably not that fizzy because you washed them so well, so you washed all the naturally occurring yeast off of the plant that is what makes it
I tried it too but it wasn't fizzy either. I'll check today!
Oh wow that is so exciting! I hope that its fizzy today!
@@ashthefoodie7 I left it for a week and still not fizzy. I don't know what I did wrong! Sugar, washed pine needles, fresh water and a sealable container, right? Maybe it's too cold at home near the window?
@@IwannatrywithKat I'm sorry to hear this. A few different factors could be at play.
Factors:
1. Type of Pine. What kind of Pine are you using? I used Bishop Pine in this video also known as Pinus Muricata. This kind of Pine grows in bunches of 2, while White Pine grows in bunches of 5 and is considered the best tasting. Recently, I got my hands on White Pine and did the same thing I did in this video and it seems to be much more fizzy than this batch. I will share the results soon! While Bishop Pine is great, it is not as fizzy. I haven't been able to get my hands on Red Pine yet, but I'm curious to see what using Red Pine would yield. Just a side note, Black Pine is one of the most poisonous Pine trees and grows in bunches of 3. This should not be consumed under any circumstance.
2. Did you wash your Pine in hot or cold water? Washing the Pine Needles in hot water to make soda will wash off that natural layer of yeast on the Pine Needles and will not allow natural carbonation to take place. It is best to gently wash the Pine Needles in cold water a few times and even let it sit for a bit in the cold water for a bit of time to get rid of excess dirt. I find that when I clean my Pine Needles, I tend to snip both ends of the Needles to allow for more Pine essences to release into the sugar. Then drying it by letting it sit on a paper towel to dry completely helps me too.
3. Sunlight and temperature. I live in Canada and right now it's really cold and so is the window area where I left my Pine Soda to get sun exposure. I found that the colder it has been, the less fizzy my drinks are. The very first bottle I opened from this batch was a little bit fizzy, but not as much as I would have liked it to be. I had another bottle unopened and I waited a fourth day and that one yielded the results in this video. I think that it did that because it was significantly warmer on the fourth day.
4. Are you opening the bottles in between day 1 and day 3? It's important not to open them at all during that period as that is preemptively releasing gas and we want gas to accumulate in the bottle itself over time to produce result like this. It's important not to shake it too much before opening or else the drink could overflow.
5. Did you add enough sugar? I think that one should add as much or as little sugar as they want. However, putting too much or too little could be playing a role too. I try to put in about 4 tablespoons for these small bottles.
Hope that this helps!
With gratitude,
Ashley
@@ashthefoodie7 Thanks for this detailed answer (you could pin it if others ask, it's really well detailed!)
I'm in Canada too (hellooo!), I got my pine needles from Muskoka Girl Tea, they're fresh and uncut white pine needles. I used a 500ml mason jar and I didn't open it for 3 days. (If you shake a fizzy drink too much, flip it over and tap the bottom a few times with your nails). I'm thinking it's the temperature and not enough sugar. I used only 3 heaping teaspoons. It's been cold lately. In Edmonton we got close to -50C with winshield recently.
@@IwannatrywithKat No probs :) Thanks for sharing more details! Yay for Canada and Canadian weather! LOL I think that you may be right about the weather being the reason as I live in Toronto and it is not as cold. It is windy though LOL 😆 Stay warm!
I love spruce beer!
Yum 😍 I need to try this!!!
I did this i saw it on mrs shi and mr he’s yt page it was super good
Amazing!!
Their video inspired this!
@@ashthefoodie7 yes and yours was just as helpful too
@@Crazyaboutbadbunny Thank you :)
Awesome!! I'll have to try this. And pinecone jelly too. Much love from Oklahoma. 🩷🧡❤️
Yay! Please do and have fun! Please make sure that you use a safe variety of Pine ♥️ Pinecone Jelly is a good time!
@ashthefoodie7 Thank you, and I will. Yeah, I appreciate your concern. We all have to be very cautious as to what is toxic, and it's easy to make mistakes that have horrendous, even deadly consequences. Part of why I'll never forest for mushrooms. 🍄 🥰
You can do it with ginger as well
Oh really? 😮 I'm trying both, thanks for sharing
I have the perfect bottles and white pines near me! I'll go collect some soon and update when i do 😊
Awesome 😄
Loaded with vitamin c too, so very healthy.
the way you said delectable ❤️
Aw thank you ☺
First grab pine next clean it next dry it next grab bottle next add how much sugar u want next add water next shake next but near window for 3 days and after open it it’s going to fizz and then u can enjoy ur pine sprite
I wonder how long it would take for it to turn alcoholic (in a good way) for more of a pine beet than a pine soda...
I think about a week depending on external temperature conditions :)
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Will this work with khasi pine?
You can also use them to make tea! My great granduncle was in the army during the Second World War and used to make tea with dried pine needles when they couldn’t get their tea rations in the field. You just pick the needles, let them dry and steep them, in my experience spruce, Scots pine, Douglas fir and Norwegian fir are absolutely delicious. Love your video 😁🇬🇧🎄✡️
That is so cool! I have made Pine tea myself and it is a wonderfully unique experience that is satisfying 😌
Thank you for the compliment and for sharing these tips 😊
Pregant women should not drink. It can cause abortion
Many types of pine needles are toxic. always check what pine trees are in your area.
@@moowaffels Yes! So true, safety first!
Pretty cool
Thank you :)
@@ashthefoodie7 no problem!
I want to try this too but there are no pine trees near me. In live in San Francisco 😢
😥😥😥
Is it okay to put lemons in the bottle as well?
@@Leo_u2 I am not sure, maybe. I highly recommend doing some research first before trying this :)
is araucaria columnaris safe to consume like this?
That is an awesome question. I am not sure because I am not familiar with it, but I highly recommend doing more research on your own to find out for sure :)
Is it Eastern White Pine Needle?
I think so, it's Northern American White Pine, which I believe falls under the same genus. Please don't quote me and do your own research to ensure that whatever type you use is safe for consumption as I did :)
Yo where the sugar at
It's there :)
does it taste like sprite
No, it had more of a woodsy flavor with a slight citrus finish :)
@@ashthefoodie7 oh! thankyou for sharing!
But how to know if pine needles doesn't contain posion 😊
Research the Pine locally available to you first.
@@ashthefoodie7 thank you l tried and it was really Good ❤️❤️❤️😊🤗
I don't know what went wrong, but I made a batch of pine needles with one cup of sugar in a milk gallon container,. A CZcamsr ( EmyMade ) suggested to leave it for about a week or two, so I did, it smelled PUTRID and I threw it out. What went wrong ??? 🤔
I'm sorry to hear this. I've actually experienced this too.
I experimented with a method similar to that one the result was the same as yours and inclement weather (fluctuating up and down) played a huge role in my experience along with the length of time. I live in Canada and most of the time in the winter it is cold, but sometimes it isn't consistently cold. So, when I tried this 1 week method, it was too warm (unfortunately for me)and it didn't turn out well like it did in this video. I find that 3 days is the sweet spot because waiting longer may result in alcohol or a putrid situation. Sorry to hear this once again and thanks for sharing. Good luck of you try again.
@Ashthefoodie7 3 days ? I'll try it again. Thank you for taking the time to reach back
To my comment. I understand now, it turned into an ALCOHOL stage of fermentation. I never knew this before, this was very helpful, and thank you for sharing your process. 💛
Yes, 3 days :) No problem and good luck! Hope that this time yields a better result and please always research the Pine you find before using to ensure that it's safe for consumption 🙂
Finally someone proving the video is real
Lol 😆 Thanks :)
@@ashthefoodie7 also does it matter what pine needles they are or can it just be spruce or whatever is common in usa
@@ashthefoodie7 also can I do it with a mason jar or only the pop tops
@@puggy__4604 Yes, just be careful when opening with a pop-top Mason jar. Using a pop top bottle is safer, but I have seen it done with a pop-top Mason jar too.
@@puggy__4604 I would research what you have available in your area to distinguish which types are safe for consumption vs. those that are poisonous. I used Bishop Pine and White Pine (both varieties are safe for consumption).
Mines a little bit fizzy but not really enough and ways I can get it more fizzy 😊
Oh no! I'm sorry to hear this. Using White Pine if possible will yeild a fizzier drink. What kind of Pine did you use?
@@ashthefoodie7 no clue lol but it’s a safe one cause my Mum uses the all the time so. I also don’t know where to get white pine 🌲
@@lemonzxZ Ah ok I understand. Different types of Pine have varying amounts of Wild Yeast on them. I have two recommendations.
1. Perhaps if you do wash your Pine, don't wash it too vigorously as that can wash away more of the yeast which is what makes it fizzy.
2. Please make sure that you don't keep your bottle in a place that is too cold as that may be affecting the final result.
I understand that you don't know what type of Pine that you are using and you aren't sure how to get White Pine. I'm glad to hear that the variety that you are using is safe for consumption. White Pine grows naturally in Ontario (where I live) as well as Atlantic provinces of Canada and in North Central and Northeastern US. I'm not sure where you live, but if you live in any of the aforementioned areas, you may have easy access to them. However, if you don't that's ok and understandable.
@@lemonzxZ I understand thank you for sharing! Safety first! I hope that the next Pine soda you make is fizzy and delicious 😋
@@ashthefoodie7 yeah I made a little one and that was fizzy but it didn’t look fizzy lol
Did it taste like sprite
Not quite, but it does taste good. It's got a refreshingly earthy/woodsy flavor with a slight citrus finish 🤩
Do u need to dry them ??
Yes, I did to remove any excess dirt. It's a preference but not a must.
How do you get the pine out of the bottle when you are done?
A lot of patience and perhaps a pair of kitchen tweezers :)
@@ashthefoodie7 I found that, if you have a shorter bottle and long enough pine you could pull all of it out
Is this a probiotic drink?
I don't think so, but I'm not sure. I think more research into the science of this would yeild a better answer 🤔
Yes because anything fermented is usually good and those needles have yeast on them which feeds on sugar and makes carbonation
Only some pines can be consumed. Be careful
Yes, this is true. I uploaded another video detailing which kinds are safe for consumption.
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Hello would you get a better taste after month?
No, it would over ferment. After 4-7ish days depending on the conditions it is kept in, it turns into an alcoholic beverage. I accidentally forgot about a bottle for two weeks and it tasted like alcohol.
are every kind of pines decent
No, some are poisonous. I have used Bishop Pine and White Pine because those varieties are safe for consumption 🙂
@@ashthefoodie7 oh lucky for me i haven't try it cause i don't know the pines in my region are poisonous or not
@@nguyenhoangduyanh Oh ok!