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How to make home made root beer

Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 9:03 am
by Mike in Louisiana
SAFETY NOTE: IF ANY DRY ICE FLOATS TO TOP DO NOT INGEST


4 gal water in 5 gal bucket. (Remove all traces of Hy-Tran first)
Stir in 4 pounds of sugar.
Add 2 oz of root beer extract (available at walmart) it is over on the McCormick spice rack.
add 4 pounds dry ice.
Ready to drink as soon as cold.

do a google search of dry ice retailers. Here in Louisiana it is available at walmart and most grocery stores.

http://www.dryiceideas.com/wheretopurchase/

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Re: How to make home made root beer

Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 9:06 am
by Barnyard
Mike in Louisiana wrote:Add 2 oz of root beer extract (available at walmart) it is over on the McCormick spice rack.

Thanks Mike! I'm glad you used the McCormick brand of extract and not the John Deere flavoring.

Re: How to make home made root beer

Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:13 am
by Billy Fussell
Looks good, Mike. We were too poor to make it using store bought ingredients. We had to settle for Poor Man's Root Beer....Sassafrass Tea. Your's is probably better.

Billy

Re: How to make home made root beer

Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 11:01 am
by Mike in Louisiana
Barnyard wrote:
Mike in Louisiana wrote:Add 2 oz of root beer extract (available at walmart) it is over on the McCormick spice rack.

Thanks Mike! I'm glad you used the McCormick brand of extract and not the John Deere flavoring.


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