Description
Learn how to make your own Homemade Root Beer from scratch using natural ingredients with this easy recipe. This naturally fermented root beer is a delicious and fun project for soda lovers.
Ingredients
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Root Beer Base:
- 8 cups water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup sassafras root bark (or 2 tablespoons sassafras extract)
- 2 tablespoons dried sarsaparilla root
- 1 tablespoon dried wintergreen leaves
- 1 tablespoon dried licorice root
- 1 tablespoon dried ginger root
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Fermentation:
- 1/4 teaspoon yeast (champagne or baking yeast)
Instructions
- Prepare Root Beer Base: In a large pot, bring 6 cups of water to a boil. Add sassafras root bark, sarsaparilla root, wintergreen leaves, licorice root, and ginger root. Simmer for 20 to 30 minutes. Strain and stir in sugar and vanilla extract.
- Add Yeast: Cool the mixture, sprinkle yeast over the surface, and stir gently.
- Bottle and Ferment: Pour the mixture into clean bottles, leaving headspace. Seal tightly and ferment for 24 to 48 hours.
- Chill and Serve: Refrigerate to slow fermentation and enjoy chilled.
Notes
- Use bottles designed for carbonation.
- Monitor fermentation to avoid overcarbonation.
- Adjust sweetness to taste.
- For a non-fermented version, skip yeast and add soda water.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Simmering, Fermentation
- Cuisine: American, Traditional
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8 ounces
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 26g
- Sodium: 15mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
