Homemade Root Beer The Pop Thats Actually Good For You Recipes

HOMEMADE ROOT BEER

Steps:

• In a large container add the cold water, sugar, and root beer extract.
• Mix together until sugar starts to dissolve.
• Add the dry ice to the mixture and stir frequently to prevent the dry ice from clumping.
• Continue to stir until the dry ice has dissolved.

HOMEMADE ROOT BEER

Steps:

• In a large cooler, mix together the sugar and water, stirring to dissolve sugar completely. Stir in the root beer extract. Carefully place the dry ice into the cooler, and cover loosely with the lid. Do not secure the lid, as pressure may build up.
• Let the mixture brew for about an hour before serving. Leftover root beer can be stored in one gallon milk jugs.

ALL ROOT BEER POPSICLES®

Steps:

• Pour root beer into a wide pot. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low. Stir in sugar until dissolved. Simmer until reduced by 1/3, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat; cool completely, about 30 minutes. Stir root beer flavoring into mixture. Pour root beer mixture into ice pop molds; freeze until firm, about 1 hour and 30 minutes.

HOMEMADE ROOT BEER

Steps:

• Clean and sanitize all bottling equipment according to information below. Shake Root Beer Concentrate well. Mix with sugar in a large container. (DO NOT USE ALUMINUM). Stir in spring water.
• Dissolve yeast in 1 cup pre-boiled water. Allow yeast to dissolve undisturbed 10 to 15 minutes. Add to sugar mixture and stir well.
• Bottle immediately into plastic bottles, leaving 2-inch space at top of bottle. Cap tightly. Store each bottle on its side in a warm place (70° to 80°F) for 1 to 2 days, then store upright in refrigerator at 40° to 45°F for additional 3 to 4 days. Keep refrigerated and consume within 7 to 8 days.

HOMEMADE ROOT BEER SODA

Steps:

• Slice the ginger into thin sections and add them to two cups of boiling water.
• Simmer this on very low heat for 20 minutes.
• While this is simmering, boil the gallon of water and two cups of sugar for one minute and set aside.
• Pour the ginger and liquid into a blender and blend on high for about one minute.
• Pour this blend into the sugar water, through a strainer.
• With a soup ladle, pour a few cups of the hot brew through the remaining pulp to extract a bit more of the ginger flavor.
• Cool to room temperature. When cool, add vanilla, yeast and stir until dissolved.
• Let sit for about 30 minutes.
• Then bottle and age.
• The simplest, safest and least expensive method of bottling is to use one-liter plastic soft drink bottles with screw caps.
• These can be sterilized by rinsing in a mixture of household bleach and water and then rinsed with clean water.
• After filling, the bottles should be set aside at room temperature for about 48 hours, or until hard (check by squeezing).
• Then refrigerate to finish the aging process.
• Leaving the bottles at room temperature too long will cause over carbonation.
• Using glass rather than plastic bottles can cause shattered bottles.
• Another nice feature of the plastic bottles is that they can be re-carbonated if only partially consumed.
• Just let it sit out over night with the cap on and refrigerate it when hard.