does splenda ferment?

[adamshell]

I'm thinking of using splenda as a sweetener, but I don't want my bottles to explode. Would it ferment? Are there better sweeteners to use, aside from lactose?

[mr x]

I doubt it would ferment, but I`m not sure either. As far as lactose goes, I didn`t find it added much, if any, sweetness. More of a fuller body effect for me.

[Jmac00]

i read somewhere that it doesn't ferment.

[jeffsmith]

I believe it behaves the same as lactose as X mentioned. I made a chocolate milk stout a few weeks ago and used lactose, but the original recipe I started with mentioned using splenda as a substitute to contribute to the fuller mouth feel.

[ajcarp]

According to the Splenda web site -

SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated contains maltodextrin and sucralose.

Maltodextrin - according to ibrew.com

Good for adding mouth feel, body and head retention to brews without affecting flavor. Maltodextrin is a chain between 4 and 20 dextrose units in length making it only 3% fermentable by brewer's yeast. Popular among sportman for making energy drinks.
Direction: Mix 4 oz with 1 kg Dextrose in making light beer or 8 oz for a that thick creamy stout.

For what I've read elsewhere, the sucralose to totally non-fermentable.

[ratchet]

I've made diet root beer using splenda, and had to add some sugar for it to naturally carbonate... so I'm going to also hop on the "pretty much not fermentable" bandwagon