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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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Investigation of traditional cultures from around the world reveals that all of them utilized various types of fermented foodsand beverages to assist digestion. Strong digestion keeps immunity strong. Of course, these cultures did not understand the science behind it. They only observed that by eating these foods regularly they stayed healthier. In...
The sassafras tree is native to a wide area of North America primarily east of the Mississippi river. It is a medium-sized, moderately fast growing, aromatic tree that is little more than a shrub in northern areas like southwestern Maine, New York, and southern Ontario. In the south and particularly in the Great Smoky Mountains, the sassafras tree ...
Root beer has also been traditionally made using sarsaparilla, a perennial trailing vine with prickly stems that is native to Mexico and Central America. It can grow to over 50 yards (46 meters) in length! Like sassafras, sarsaparilla was valued by Native Americans for a variety of medicinal properties including gout, wounds, arthritis, cough, feve...
With sassafras tea popular for so many centuries, it is easy to see how fermentation of the tea into root beer came to pass with the simple addition of sugar and a probiotic starter. With the Industrial Revolution so came the artificialization of root beer, starting with the pharmacist Charles Hires. Hires apparently discovered the herbal tea base ...
The first thing you must have before brewing your own homemade root beer is a starter “bug”. The starter is the beneficial bacterial culture used to inoculate the fermentation. This is what triggers the brewing process to begin. You only have to make a starter culture one time. For subsequent batches, a few ounces of the previous batch serves as th...
Once you have your soda starter ready, you can brew your own healthful root beer. This recipe makes approximately 2 gallons (7.6 liters). This homemade root beer recipe is particularly hydrating and is very refreshing after hot, summer yard work. Note that while I recommend sucanat as the sweetener as it is widely available, jaggeryis also a very h...
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Can I make fermented root beer without a starter culture? While a starter culture of yeast and bacteria can help initiate fermentation and ensure consistent results, it is possible to ferment root beer using naturally occurring microorganisms present in the environment.
Apr 6, 2018 · This homemade root beer is so delicious, exactly what real root beer is meant to taste like. I think it’s my new favorite fermented soda! It even foams up like it’s supposed to, no artificial foaming agents needed (yes, that’s a thing). Now go get yourself some roots and bark and make some refreshing fermented root beer!
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Aug 14, 2013 · Homemade root beer is made with herbs, spices and healthy cultures for a probiotic rich, health-boosting treat without the harmful ingredients of store bought soda.
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1 Cinnamon Stick. 2 Star Anise Pods. 1 Cup Cane Sugar. 6 Tablespoons Vanilla Extract. Specialty Equipment. Swing-Top Glass Soda Bottles. Muslin Cloth Jar Cover. Half Gallon Glass Jar. Root Beer Recipe Directions. Step 1: Boil Your Roots.
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Aug 11, 2016 · While health is extremely important to us, we don’t proclaim to be health gurus so we won’t go into the nitty gritty on that, but here are some reasons making your own root beer (or other soda / beverage) could be a great thing.
