I couldn't find the recipe I used but a quick search of the web found this:
First, put 5-6 quarts of water into your favorite brew pot, and then add:
* 1 oz sarsparilla root
* 1 oz sassafras root bark*
<http://www.forevermore.net/rants/Food+Rants/Root+Beer+Recipe#sassafras>
* 1 oz cherry bark
* 1/2 oz licorice root
* 1/2 tsp freshly ground nutmeg
* 1/8 oz cinnamon (about half a stick)*
<http://www.forevermore.net/rants/Food+Rants/Root+Beer+Recipe#cinnamon>
* 2 to 4 oz raisins (you can add more if you like their flavor)
* 1/2 tsp salt
* 3 cups honey
* 1/2 cup molasses
* 4 lb sugar
Boil this mixture for a long time, until you have a 5 quarts or so of
syrup left in your pot (remember, adding all that stuff increased your
volume by a couple of quarts).
Once this is boiled down, strain your mixture into another pot and add:
* 1 tbsp vanilla extract
* 1 tsp wintergreen extract*
<http://www.forevermore.net/rants/Food+Rants/Root+Beer+Recipe#wintergreen>
Stir a bit, and then bottle in 1-quart jars. This is supposed to keep
fairly well, due to the high sugar content. To make the root beer, just
mix 1:4 with water (one quart syrup + 4 quarts water) and carbonate.
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This is pretty close to what I did except the stuff I made was naturally
carbonated. I diluted the syrup and added a package or two of brewers
yeast, bottled and capped the liquid in sterilized reusable beer and
soda bottles. I let it ferment for three to four weeks. It wasn't as
sweet as the commercial product and was mildly alcoholic. Pleasant to
drink, but you need to decant it slowly to keep the sediment from
getting in your glass.
P. J. Alling wrote:
> Natural root beer is banned by the FDA. It's primary flavoring is
> Sassafras, (containing safrole),which is a carcinogen. I've made if
> using the original root but you can't buy it you'll have to collect yourself
>
> cbwaters wrote:
>
>> There are some of you on the list who have spoken out about brewing your own
>> beers. I've even tasted one, thanks to Bill Owens. (By the way, where is
>> Bill these days? )
>> I have a confession to make.
>> I'm a 35 year-old-man and I just don't like beer.
>>
>> There, I said it.
>>
>> Root Beer though, I like a lot.
>> So I figured I could try making it. Ya know, why not, right?
>>
>> Anybody done it? Anyone good at it? Tips to share? Am I off my rocker?
>>
>> CW
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