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So I cant seem to find an answer for this. In the distant past I had seen a root beer recipe or two that called for cream of tarter. What does cream of tarter do for the root beer?

So Im looking at getting my Sarsaparilla root from a different (cheaper) source than my usual. I noticed though that this new source carries. "Jamaican" Sarsaparilla root in addition to the usual "Indian" root. Now from my other supplier, I think its the Indian I was getting, but what will be...

I made a batch where I separated the sassafras and sarsaparilla...Bad idea...lol Both of them tasted bad. It would seem on their own, at least the small quantity I use, they are not that great tasting but combined, its just magic. Yes pleas let us know what you find out. UPDATE: In regards to...

Well thank you once again Saramc, I'm looking forward to doing this and seeing how it changes the root beer and see if it does make it any better. The recipe I use, which I call my "Signature" recipe, is pretty solid it seems. All the people who have tried it like it. Some more than others, but...

Im glad to hear that you are enjoying my "Honey Boo Boo". Sure taste much better then them "go go juice's" shes slamming all the time. Anyway I have made cream soda where you start of with a simple syrup of 1:1 sugar/water. So is this pretty much the same thing? Will the yeast still ferment the...

I like going back to old posts and seeing if I can learn anything more from them or see if there are things I had missed and maybe even new questions. Well I came across this and it got me thinking. Im at a place right now with my brewing that I fell like I am really getting the process down and...

If I understood the question right, about pop not becoming alcohol when using yeast, it works like this. First off I brew root beer but still have much to learn. Yeast eats sugars and as a bi-product CO2 and alcohol is made. However, when brewing root beer or making "pop" with yeast, the...

I think what I am going to do from now on, at least for now to try, is to let it ferment for 3 days and then let it sit in the fridge for three days. I usually let it just let it ferment in the cupboard for about 2-3 days when I can tell there is enough CO2 then let it sit in the fridge for...

I have been reading some of the great articles on this site and I have to say that even though I don't brew beer, the whole yeast culturing/rinsing/etc. stuff is kind of fascinating. However, this did raise some questions. I use Red Star Champagne yeast in my root beer. Assuming I can do it, is...

Well I wasn't sure what to title this but that's the best most fitting thing I could think of so here it is. First off its been a while since I was last here and man has it been a great adventure in the root beer world. Well I have nailed down my own recipe. I have been fine tuning this thing...

I have seen a lot of posts here about soda streams. I am wondering though. Are they that great? I would very much like to do a force carb system without dropping crazy amounts of money on it. Are Soda Streams the way to go? Thanks much in advance

I think i have heard of people using Wintergreen oil, or at least trying to, but i have not seen or heard of anything solid on its uses. I would think it would be very easy to add to much oil and would give it a very strong Wintergreen flavor. I have not tried any root beer from either.of those...

Well the recipe I had posted is still good and accurate. It's something I am still playing with so I am trying different things. As far as the wintergreen goes, it is subtle as far as the taste it has. I use it mostly for head retention but it does add a nice flavor to it. This is something you...

Here is the link to the video I made. You might notice that the video doesn't show anything about the yeast so I have put up that info under the video in the description section. Hope this helps. http://youtu.be/n2jnZeu7Y3A

That is amazing information. I may just try the orange zest thing and see how that works. I may also try to add more orange extract and see if that gets me closer to the orange flavor/strength I am looking for. hanks again for all of that. Those are all great ideas and good quality info. :)

Thats a great idea. I totally forgot about that. I have done used the same method for testing yeast and making sure it was active and still good. :)

Im no expert in this area but I wonder if once the bottle was completely filed with CO2, f you let it sit for a little while if that wouldn't force more CO2 into the liquid. I only say that because with my experience with yeast carbonation the longer it sits, the more CO2 the yeast produces and...

Well I am doing my videos on an old Pentium4 based gaming system and this morning I noticed the video was not rendered because I ran out of space. I am reeling it as I type this and will be sure to post that link as soon as i have it uploaded. My system is so old now that its taking about 9+...

Well here OS what i am doing. 1 cup water 2 cups sugar Get to boiling point Put in 1 tsp. of vanilla extract and 1 tap. of almond extract. Put in canning jar. When ready to drink use about 1/4 cup of the syrup for 12oz of club soda water. Then add just a touch of heavy whipping cream and stir...

I'm just guessing here but yeah it could be the recipe. When i very first started I was using a bakers yeast, then I tried Coopers and 2 other brewing yeasts. Then i was told about the Star brand yeast, same stuff you're using, and its been great. I don't drink any more but even when i did I...