#Best root beer extract how to#

#Best root beer extract how to#

I'm an experienced all-grain brewer, but these roots and herbs are completely new to me, so I don't know how to substitute anything yet.and there is virtually zero documentation, (including the nearly worthless book I just bought) that has a decent written description of the flavors of the various ingredients. I just don't see any recipes that indicate how to replace sassafras with wintergreen, or any other herb. Maybe it's nothing.I just don't want to take that chance on me kids, ya know? That's not to say we let them drink soda all day anyway, I just don't want to have to worry about them getting cancer or liver damage from it more than we are already concerned about obesity or their teeth rotting out. Put on ice as required for use.Д¬lick to expand.I'm pickin' up what you're puttin' down.and if I was just brewing a batch here and there for myself, who cares.however, this is for my kids, who will probably drink a lot of it.and I don't want to have to ration it out for fear they might drink enough of it to have a problem down the road. Keep in a warm room 5 to 6 hours, then store in a cool place. Let settle, then strain again and bottle.

Add sugar and remaining 8 quarts water.Д§. Pour 8 quarts boiling water over root mixture and boil slowly 20 minutes.ДҐ.

Add juniper berries (crushed) and hops.ДЈ.

For more information, see the Encyclopedia Rootannica.Дў. The sale of natural sassafras has been outlawed since. The US FDA determined natural sassafras to be carcinogenic in the 1930s. From Excellent Recipes for Baking Raised Bread (the Fleishman Company, 1912)