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Jun 28, 2019 · Fortunately, this old-fashioned herbal root beer recipe is easy to make at home. You'll need aromatic herbs, a little bit of sugar, and a starter culture like ginger bug or kombucha. And within a few days, you'll have a naturally fizzy, bubbly brew.
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Making fermented root beer at home is a rewarding and relatively straightforward process. I know it may sound daunting to make homemade soda, but don’t be nervous about it. To start, you'll need a combination of roots, barks, and spices for flavor, as well as sugar, water, and a starter culture of yeast and bacteria.
- Make The Ginger Bug
- Boil The Roots & Herbs
- Ferment The Root Beer
- Bottle The Root Beer
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The first step in making this fermented root beer is to make a ginger bug. Since ginger root is also a common ingredient in root beer, this seemed like the perfect choice. You can follow my recipe for making a ginger bug here.
Combine the water and herbs in a pot and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove the pot from the heat and let the root and bark tea come to room temperature. Just smelling these herbs brewing brings back childhood memories of drinking root beer!
Strain out the herbs and put the tea into a wide mouth gallon jar. Stir in the sugar, molasses, ginger bug, and ginger slices, then cover the jug with a piece of cheesecloth secured with a rubber band. Put the jar in a quiet corner in your kitchen and let the root beer ferment. Give it a vigorous stir with a wooden spoon once per day. It should sta...
Strain out the the ginger pieces and transfer the root beer to flip top bottlesusing a funnel, making sure to leave an inch or two of head space. Let the bottles sit at room temperature to build up carbonation for at least a week before drinking your root beer. Serve cold and enjoy! This homemade root beer is so delicious, exactly what real root be...
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Mar 7, 2020 · A favorite fermented beverage in our home is homemade root beer. Root beer is a healthful and very traditional North American beverage. Enthusiasts typically brew it with sassafras bark ( Sassafras albidium ) or sarsaparilla ( Smilax ornata).
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Jun 21, 2021 · A seasonal treat to keep you perky during all your autumnal activities, homemade root beer is easy to make with the right supplies. On a stove, you can make the drink base yourself with ingredients, and ferment it with yeast and molasses for flavor.
Jun 23, 2022 · Forget commercial soda! Make root beer the way it was made for generations. Delicious naturally fermented root beer will thrill your family.
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You can make root beer at home using processed extract or roots and herbs not yet processed. You can also create both alcoholic and non-alcoholic root beer. The traditional ones always make a thick and foamy head when poured thanks to the yucca extract and other thickeners.
