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Old 05-14-2008, 09:36 PM   #1
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Default I am going to try and make homemade root beer

A previous attempt as a young man went in a very disgusting way.

I shall now correct the mistakes of my youth.
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Old 05-14-2008, 09:49 PM   #2
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Send some my way, if you don't mind.

Actually, you've inspired me to try to make my own. My hope would be that it turns out even just a modicum as good as what my uncle used to make when I was a kid.
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If you are successful, please post.

We tried once also. Disgusting.
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Are you doing something fancier than rootbeer extract, sugar, water, dry ice?
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Are you doing something fancier than rootbeer extract, sugar, water, dry ice?
yes.

No dry ice. Yeast.

Ultimately I would like to have a co2/water carbonator , or co2 injector at the point of delivery. We will see what the missus allows.
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yes.

No dry ice. Yeast.

Ultimately I would like to have a co2/water carbonator , or co2 injector at the point of delivery. We will see what the missus allows.
Out of curiosity, why not dry ice? Is it less "purist"? It seems like it would be much easier, although I've never tried the yeast thing.
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No dry ice. Yeast.
Did that on the mission. the yeast flavor is interesting, but not bad if you haven't had rootbeer in almost 2 years.

My grandma used to make it alot when I was a kid. That is what she had for my grandpa to drink when he came in for lunch when he worked the ranch. He switched to rootbeer from beer when he was called as bishop.
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Old 05-15-2008, 02:51 AM   #8
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We made that all the time when I was a kid. I acquired a taste for it. A few years ago my wife found a bottle capper in her grandmother's house. We scrounged up some old bottles and ordered tom caps on the internet and whipped up a batch. The kids thought it was gross, but we liked it.
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Old 05-20-2008, 02:45 PM   #9
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Have you done this? Did it work?

I don't really care for root beer generally, but made with yeast sounds really icky.
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just curious, did you end up trying this and how did it turn out? Ive been thinking about trying out this recipe.
http://biology.clc.uc.edu/fankhauser...OTBEER_Jn0.htm
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