Root Beer Recipe

Time2h

Serves8

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Ingredients

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1
Dissolve Sugar
In a large pot, combine 4 cups of water and 2 cups of sugar. Place it over medium heat and stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.
2
Add Root Beer Extract
Once the sugar has dissolved, remove the pot from heat and stir in 2 tablespoons of root beer extract. Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature.
3
Activate Yeast
In a small bowl, combine 1 teaspoon of active dry yeast with 2 tablespoons of warm water (not hot) and let it sit for about 5-10 minutes until it becomes frothy.

4
Combine Mixtures
Once the syrup mixture has cooled, combine it with the yeast mixture in a large fermentation container.
5
Add Carbonated Water
Stir in 4 cups of bottled carbonated water. If you want to enhance the flavor, you can add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon of wintergreen extract, and/or 1 teaspoon of sarsaparilla extract at this stage.
6
Seal and Ferment
Seal the container with a lid or airlock and let it sit at room temperature for 24-48 hours. This allows the yeast to carbonate the mixture.

7
Bottle the Root Beer
Once fermentation is complete, carefully pour the root beer into clean bottles, leaving about an inch of headspace at the top. Seal the bottles tightly.
8
Refrigerate
Refrigerate the bottles for at least 24 hours to chill and stop fermentation before serving.