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OT: Fizzy water
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Why does fizzy water have a taste?
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Bacause it has lots of minerals dissolved in it. The same reason why
hard water has a taste.
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It has nothing in it but carbon dioxide, which itself has no taste, so where
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Mild isn't the word if you get a lungful of carbon dioxide.
Try collecting the fizz from a fresh bottle of water in a plastic bag
and sticking your nose in it.
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Au contraire, carbon dioxide tastes mildly sour/acidic in high
concentrations.
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does it come from.
I did think it was from the excitation of the taste buds by the fizz, but it
still tastes (very bad!) when flat.
Any ideas?
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carbonic acid.
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"a weak dibasic acid formed when carbon dioxide dissolves in water; it
exists only in solution. Carbonic acid forms carbonate and bicarbonate salts
by reaction with bases. It contributes to the sharp taste of carbonated
beverages"
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The actual amount of carbonic acid is vanishingly small, it'll be the
other "stuff" you can taste.
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Was what I always thought.
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Buy less pikey water.
The range of mineral waters on sale in the UK is pathetic. In France
there are dozens of them. Many fairly forgettable , but some have a
distinct flavour (even wityhout Perrier stylee benzene).
I keep meaning to start an import business. Some of them are really
good and loads cheaper than the Perrier/Badoit/San Pellegrino big
names.
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But taste is nowhere near as important as advertising
I discovered that when I had the same idea with German beer years ago
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There is a shop somewhere in Brum that, according to my mate who
generally knows where of he speaks in such matters, stocks an incredible
range of continental bottled beer. The usual Belgian suspects and lots
of other stuff.
Naturally I realise that the cost of transporting bottled water on a
small scale would make the price far too high. I imagined a 'Wine
Society' model, with tasting selection cases ordered on-line from
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Before Ace says anything - I prefer my favourites to Malvern water,
right.
The two I like the best and never see here are Ogeu and Queyzac. Still
drinkable when flat. Not as good but remain palatable.
If I could find a quick way round the labvelling regs and somewhere to
store it I would be trying to set up a sole UK distributor deal with
both of those sources.
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