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homemade soda pop
I know its not beer. But I like to know how ot make some root beer? has any one ever made home made root beer before? its it fun , is it worth it? any thoughts?
There are some extract kits you can use, from what I heard it's dump in extract, dump in sugar, carbonate and you're done.
I have not made root beer before, but I have drank home made root beer, and yes, it is definitely worth it. The flavor is like nothing else...
I've done Root Beer with the kids, but i kegged it and skipped the pitching of the yeast, came out good. if you don't mind drinking 5 gallons in a month.
lol I think my family could handle the 5 gallons lol they are big soda drinkers and we all love rootbeer thanks for the tips I will try to find a book about it
I saw a rootbeer kit at the LBS.
Didn't pay much attention to it.
In my youth, I worked a summer job at a root beer stand.
That just mixed the extract with 5 gal of water, was said to be the best rootbeer in town.
Marv.
Here's my take on brewing pop. I tried it twice, both times sucked, and I won't do it again. I used the common small bottle from the homebrew shop. I forget the name of the manufacturer. Anyway, the recipe is pretty vague, but tells you how much CORN SUGAR to use for sweetener.
That is a HUGE mistake in my opinion. I think it called for like 8 cups, and to me, corn sugar tasted NOTHING like cane sugar, which regular pop uses.
The next time I added about 14 cups of cane sugar, but it was REALLY sweet.
Root beer is one thing, I've never tried to make that, but as for regular whatever flavor you want, it takes some practice. The instructions that came with my kit totally sucked.
Frankly, unless you drink a hell of a lot of pop, I would just buy it.
I just do it for fun its like making homemade icecream its not really cost effective but it can be fun to do i know i can go buy a two liter of coke or root beer for 99 cents i just thought it would be fun to make some
thanks marv i will look into that
I know that the Sprecher brewing company has a line of soft drinks, and most of those are available as extracts. My experience with them so far has been great! Just add the gallon of extract to four gallons of water, force-carbonate, and serve! Because of preservatives, I guess you must have a keg system to use the Sprecher extracts, but they are always a big hit at my parties!
do they have a website you can order from. That sounds like it might be something i can have the little kids do at thanksgiving lol thanks
This weekend a BIG experiment.
On Fridays I ususally cook for an entire weekend.
And hubby found Rootbeer instructions on teh dry ice containers!
We found the rootbeer flavorings by Mcormick spices.
Soooooo because we are on low carb we asked if youc an use 50 so Splenda sugar and they said it will work.. so we are going to make our own Low carb Root Beer this weekend!
Wish us luck. I am still on the hunt ofor Birch beer and Sasparillia............
I wonder what Vanilla Beer is??????????????
I have been making rootbeer for years, it started when i was making rootbeer with my grandfather many years ago. over the years i have discovered that the best way to come out witht he best product is to keep it as simple as possible. There are many recipe kits available but most will include corn sugar and yeast, so that the carbonation process is natural. in the beginning step, i would not reccomend this method as it is too hard to come out with a consistent prodict and will not taste like any rootbeer you have ever tasted, you would have to aquire a taste for this rootbeer. The best method like i said before in my opinion is SIMPLE. Go to your local grocery store and purchase rootbeer extract, you will need 2 ounces of extract. McCormick and Zatarains are the most common brands you would find and through experience they are both terrific. you will also need 4-5 lbs of sugar. I use 4 1/2 lbs. Place the extract, sugar, and one gallon of water in a stock pot and boil for about 15 minutes, or unitl sugar completely dissolves. Then add enough water to equal 5 gallons place in a keg. Only apply about 15 lbs. of CO2 pressure and leave sit for 24 hours to allow full carbonation. If you are bound or your equipment only allows you to bottle itin order to carbonate it, after the mixture is complete add 1 package of champagne yeast of your choice and only about 8 ounces of corn sugar. the corn sugar will be moostly consumed by the yeast and will settle in the bottom of the bottle. It will give you a somewhat differnet tast but the average person that likes rootbeer will stilllike this product. That is the best advice i can give anyone. Always think SIMPLE.
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