HempelNet
Well-Known Member
Well I figured I would share my first rootbeer horror story and strike it up to a lessons learned. The wife and I thought it would be fun for the kids to make some rootbeer so we bought a Homebrew rootbeer extract, grabbed some sugar, yeast, and a some 2 liter bottles. At the time we decided to embark on this family time adventure my normal carboys were tied up so my Mr. MacGyver kicked in and used a 4 gallon drinking water container.
We followed the directions and set the rootbeer aside for a few days then poured it into the 2 liter bottles. After carbonation took we chilled and kicked our feet up to enjoy the fruits of our family labor. Not only did it smell like plastic but it tasted like plastic with a hint of rootbeer. The makeshift carboy has a permanent plastic / rootbeer smell to it now so it is now being used for loose change. Figured we could use it as a better bottle fund.
We still had fun making the science experiment but the boys had even more fun shooting the fully carbonated 2 liters with BB guns afterwards. <Massive Gushers!> The moral of the story is yes MacGyver maybe able to make a bomb out of chewed bubble gum and a fig leaf but he needs to learn to make rootbeer!
We followed the directions and set the rootbeer aside for a few days then poured it into the 2 liter bottles. After carbonation took we chilled and kicked our feet up to enjoy the fruits of our family labor. Not only did it smell like plastic but it tasted like plastic with a hint of rootbeer. The makeshift carboy has a permanent plastic / rootbeer smell to it now so it is now being used for loose change. Figured we could use it as a better bottle fund.
We still had fun making the science experiment but the boys had even more fun shooting the fully carbonated 2 liters with BB guns afterwards. <Massive Gushers!> The moral of the story is yes MacGyver maybe able to make a bomb out of chewed bubble gum and a fig leaf but he needs to learn to make rootbeer!