Homebrewed.....

[petros]

Sarsaparilla aka Rootbeer.

I made myself a batch of sarsaparilla 3 days back and this AM I cracked a bottle for sampling...

HOLY F***! THIS SH!T IS GOOOOOOD!!!

Best goddamn rootbeer float I've ever had for breakfast.

Tomorrow the Creme Soda will be ripe. I can't wait.




Recipe

1. Sarsaparilla Root 1oz​
2. Licorice Root 1oz​
3. Wintergreen 1oz​
4. 6 vanilla beans (chopped) or 1 tablespoon of real vanilla extract.​
5. Dark Sugar 1 Cup​
6. Champagne yeast 1 pkg.​

Simmer herbs in 2L RO water (don't boil) for 1/2 an hour
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Let steep and cool until piss warm and add yeast and sugar.

Let ferment for 1 hour and add another 2L RO (room temperature) water​

Strain and bottle.​

Let sit in warm cupboard to ferment for 3 days​

Enjoy!​

 

[CDNBear]

What do you mean by dark sugar?

Raw cane?

If so, that's why it's good.

 

[petros]

What do you mean by dark sugar?

Raw cane?

If so, that's why it's good.

Brown sugar... not golden.

The molasses adds flavour.

 

[CDNBear]

Cool.

 

[petros]

Ooops, I missed an ingredient.
6 vanilla beans (chopped) or 1 tablespoon of real vanilla extract.

Cool.

Have you ever made it?

 

[CDNBear]

Have you ever made it?

Yep. We used raw cane sugar. Which is what the stuff of old was made with.

True brown will work well too, as you found out.

It adds a creaminess overly processed sugar, or corn syrup just won't achieve.

 

[petros]

"Processed" says it all.

Have you attempted Creme Soda?

 

[CDNBear]

"Processed" says it all.

It sure does. All the flavour is gone.

Have you attempted Creme Soda?

No, not a big favourite around here.

 

[petros]

I like it but can't drink the commerical creme soda or rootbeer because of the colouring agents added. A 2L of the pink CRUSH crap would probably kill me.