ROOTBEER Recipe

tuely3183
Brewing Apprentice

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 rootbeer extract *(McCormick and Zatarains are the most common brands you would find and through experience they are both terrific. you will also need)
*4 1/2 lbs of sugar


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 it in 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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