callmebruce
Well-Known Member
Okay, I've been messing with a root beer extract, and found a taste I like (still have a lot of messing to do). But how do you get a nice foamy head?
I used 1 gallon water. 3 Tablespoons McCormick rootbeer extract. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. 2.5 cups sugar (could bring this down to 2 cups). Used a candy thermometer to make sure I kept the temperature about right (last batch I went too hot and cooked off all the extract flavors). Used 1/8 teaspoon ale yeast.
Well, the taste is okay. But I want a foamy head! What do I need to add? And how do I add body to it?
(also, I'd prefer to go with natural ingredients - but can you get safrole-free sassafras? Or should you just mess with extracts? Or can you get a rootbeer flavor without using sassafras?)
I used 1 gallon water. 3 Tablespoons McCormick rootbeer extract. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. 2.5 cups sugar (could bring this down to 2 cups). Used a candy thermometer to make sure I kept the temperature about right (last batch I went too hot and cooked off all the extract flavors). Used 1/8 teaspoon ale yeast.
Well, the taste is okay. But I want a foamy head! What do I need to add? And how do I add body to it?
(also, I'd prefer to go with natural ingredients - but can you get safrole-free sassafras? Or should you just mess with extracts? Or can you get a rootbeer flavor without using sassafras?)