Homemade Root Beer Recipe
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Ingredients: 16 Quarts Water (6 for brewing and 10 for cooling)
1/8 inch licorice Stick or 6 Star anise
1 Cinnamon Stick
1 oz. sarsaparilla root
1 oz. sassafras root
1/4 c chopped raisins
1 oz. cherry bark (don’t use too much)
¼ oz. juniper berries (crushed)
Boil all of above for about 45 minutes to 1 hour
3 Lbs. honey
½ Tsp. salt
½ cup molasses
6 cups organic cane sugar
1 vanilla bean or 1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/8 tsp. nutmeg (be sure not to use too much)
Add above and boil for another 15-30 minutes
1 oz. dried wintergreen leaves (optional)
Boil for another 5 minutes or so
Strain and Add the cooling water (10 quarts)
¼ Tsp. Coopers brewing yeast or Ale yeast
Proof the yeast in about ¼ cup of warm water
When the root beer is at room temperature (60 -95 degrees) add the yeast, Mix and bottle
Makes approximately (28) 12 Oz bottles
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Notes: The yeast will eat the sugar and create the carbonation, the honey is what sweetens the root beer. If you find this is too sweet, cut back on the honey.
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