Homemade Root Beer "Made From Scratch"

You will be using roots ,barks and spices which were the same ingredients that our grandparents would have used. This is the fun part of making Old Fashion Root Beer

We are not using a root beer extract. We are actuallyusing the same roots,bark and spices that the recipe called for in the early days. About the only difference is that we will be using dried herbs and roots that have been commercially processed . Finding the various roots growing in the wild is time consuming.Besides, most of us would not be able to identify the exact trees that we need to begin with. Still, there are many who still enjoy the spring or fall ritual of digging up fresh roots for their homemade root beer.We also use our refrigerator to stop the carbonation process. The yeast we use today is better and the brewing method is very simple.The only thing that I would not tinker with is the amount of yeast called for in the recipe. Use only 1/4 teaspoon per gallon of root beer or soda.

If we were to spend time researching Old Fashion Root Beer recipes we would find a large number of recipes with a wide variety of different roots,spices and barks to flavor the root beer. The following recipe is a basic and simple one. The ingredients are usually easy to find at natural food stores or online. I have the basic ingredients available at starkey25@earthlink.net The following recipe is one that I like. It has a good root beer taste.I make just one gallon at time so that I can "twig" it a little bit . A little more of this and little less of that. I will type a list of additional ingredients that you can use . Remember, that making root beer or other carbonated soft drinks is not an exact science.You should feel free to use your imagination to enhance your own recipe to suit your own taste.