Root beer is the name given to a carbonated beverage, which can be alcoholic as well as non-alcoholic in nature. Originally made from sassafras, it now comprises of artificial sassafras flavoring, mainly because of the carcinogenic properties of the former. The beverage is extremely popular in North America, boasting of hundred of brands. The alcoholic version of root beer, much more popular than the non-alcoholic one, comprises of about 0.4 percent alcohol and is available in a wide variety of flavors. In the following lines, we have provided the best recipe to help you know how to brew your own root beer.
Homemade Root Beer Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup Cane Sugar(or Table Sugar)
- 1 tbsp Root Beer Extract
- 1/4 tsp Powdered Baker's Yeast (fresh and active)
- Cool Fresh Water
Instructions
- The first requirement for making root beer will comprise of a clean bottle and a dry funnel.
- First of all, put the table sugar in the bottle, through the funnel.
- Now, measure 1/4 tsp of powdered baker's yeast and add it to the bottle, through the funnel.
- Now, shake the bottle well. This will ensure that the yeast grains get evenly distributed in the sugar.
- Remove the funnel and swirl the sugar/yeast mixture at the bottom, in such a way that a hole is created in the middle, to catch the extract.
- Again, place the funnel on top of the bottle and add root beer extract on top of the dry sugar.
- Now is the time to add fresh cool tap water, with only a little chlorine, to the bottle. Fill the bottle halfway with the water.
- Give the water a nice swirl, so that the ingredients in the bottle get dissolved.
- Again, put water in the bottle, this time - fresh water. Make sure to fill the bottle to the neck, leaving only about an inch of head space.
- Close the bottle, screwing the cap tightly. Now, invert it a number of times, so as to dissolve its contents thoroughly.
- Keep the bottle at a cool place, almost at the room temperature, for about three or four days.
- Squeeze the bottle lightly. If it gives a forceful squeeze, move it to a cooler place, below 65 deg F (18 deg C).
- Your root beer is ready. Before consuming it, put it in the fridge overnight and let it get chilled thoroughly.
- At the time of opening the bottle, first crack its lid lightly. It will help release the pressure slowly.
