Hard Root Beer recipe

[rdneckbrew]

So if I'm not kegging this does it sit for two weeks?

 

[Fuzzymittenbrewing]

This stuff in a float with Breyers Vanilla ice cream is off the charts deliciousness! Truly a float that makes you feel good

 

[pkrath84]

So if I'm not kegging this does it sit for two weeks?

I bottles a few days back and it looks like it'll be taking at least a few weeks. Looks like they're getting there though. I opened up my soda bottle tester a bit to check on it and its producing gas.

 

[Bauerbrewery1989]

Rdneckbrew- you want to let it carb if you're bottling, and then put it in the fridge to stop/slow fermentation. You could drink it right when its carbed, but I found it tastes better after a few weeks. All the flavors "mellow" with some time.

Fuzzymittenbrewery- that looks amazing! Looks like I'm getting some ice cream after work, haha

 

[russrob81]

This stuff in a float with Breyers Vanilla ice cream is off the charts deliciousness! Truly a float that makes you feel good

That looks pretty awesome. And with the Simpsons on tv even better

 

[Fuzzymittenbrewing]

That looks pretty awesome. And with the Simpsons on tv even better

And playing Tapped Out also

 

[russrob81]

And playing Tapped Out also

I'm russellrob on there

 

[russrob81]

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f19/simpsons-tapped-out-404477/

We aren't the only ones here either

 

[bolus14]

Looks delicious. Subscribed to brew next month, possibly.

 

[davepeds]

8/2/13 - sweet. First batch just went into the primary.
My LBHS only had DME in 3# sacks. So 3 gal batch it was. I went ahead and tripled the other ingredients, but might not need to triple the extracts. I'm not sure yet. That's a solid 5-7 days away!
Also, instead of yeast nutrient and energizer I just added 1 pound of old mash. I always save the last 2-3 quarts when I'm doing all grain (fly sparge run off in the end, pretty weak sauce at 1.022). It brought the OG up to 1.062.
Here's hopin!

 

[tnorman93638]

If you make a 3 gal batch do you need to add more than one packet of Yeast? I normally only add 1 packet for 5 gal of Beer but I know this is sweeter.

 

[Bauerbrewery1989]

I've had good luck using just one packet.

 

[Brewmex41]

Will the root beer flavor "stain" my auto siphon and hoses like I've read it will stay in keg lines?

 

[Fuzzymittenbrewing]

Will the root beer flavor "stain" my auto siphon and hoses like I've read it will stay in keg lines?

No, in those cases your talking about the serving lines. Unless your talking about it staying in the lines for a long period your fine.

 

[rdneckbrew]

Brewed this up last night but my OG was really high. Anybody know what I could have done wrong? I followed the recipe exactly. The only thing I can think of is maybe to much brown sugar. I'm not sure how accurate my scale is.

 

[pkrath84]

I popped a bottle the other day and WHOOOOOWEE!! Its strong, but its GOOD! Too bad mine's flat! haha!

I think I killed my yeast when I added my sugars before bottling though. Looks like I'm going to have to pop the tops and sprinkle a little extra yeast. I normally add my hot priming sugar to my 5 gallon batches, but I should have known better (for my 1 gallon batch). I think I'm just going to make a second batch and let these ones sit a total of 6-8 weeks since I have some pretty high octane stuff. If that doesnt work, I'll pop tops and add fresh yeast.

Tastes great though!

 

[Bauerbrewery1989]

You could, but that would increase the chance of infection. Personally I'd just get some ice cream, sit back, and drink some floats, wouldn't be as noticeable that its not carbed.

 

[pkrath84]

You could, but that would increase the chance of infection. Personally I'd just get some ice cream, sit back, and drink some floats, wouldn't be as noticeable that its not carbed.

I was even thinking about transferring a bottle into a PET and using my carb cap! But I like the way you think!

 

[Paschendale]

Subscribe...this sounds wonderful!

 

[tlfuller27]

I just brew this up on Thursday fermenting and smelling great can't wait.

 

[tlfuller27]

Ok been in primary for 7 days. Awful lite in color and very cloudy I was thinking about putting in secondary to help clear it up any thoughts?

 

[Brewmex41]

If you're using vanilla extract and your gravity is stable you can always cold crash it. Just a suggestion.

 

[pkrath84]

It'll clear up in a few days. If not, like above, just cold crash.

Mine's still not carb'd although it is pretty high octane. Tastes great though! I'm going to put a few grains of yeast in the bottles when I get home today and pasteurize when my PET bottle gets hard as a rock!

Cheers!

 

[tlfuller27]

Ok thanks guys. I plan on putting in growlers & pet then cold crashing once pet bottle is rock hard. How long do you think it will take for pet bottle to get hard. Hate for it to go boom while im at work lol

 

[Bauerbrewery1989]

I will say this about the cloudiness-
Mine never got crystal clear (drank it before it could), but if you don't let it settle enough, I found the root beer extract can cling to the excess particulates and effect the potency of the extract.

pkrath84- let us know how the pasturizing goes, it would be interesting to see if the heat effects flavor at all.

 

[Fuzzymittenbrewing]

Ok thanks guys. I plan on putting in growlers & pet then cold crashing once pet bottle is rock hard. How long do you think it will take for pet bottle to get hard. Hate for it to go boom while im at work lol

All that sugar and in a growler sounds like a dangerous proposition to me. Growlers can't handle carbing pressure.

 

[pkrath84]

I will say this about the cloudiness-
Mine never got crystal clear (drank it before it could), but if you don't let it settle enough, I found the root beer extract can cling to the excess particulates and effect the potency of the extract.

pkrath84- let us know how the pasturizing goes, it would be interesting to see if the heat effects flavor at all.

In my experience with backsweetened Apfelwein, it kills the sweetness just a TAD. I'd say the difference in flavor (for apfelwein) if equivalent to an additional month of aging as far as change in taste. Does that even make sense? lol

I'll report back on the root beer.

 

[Bauerbrewery1989]

I would assume the heat would deteriorate and break down some of the less stable ingredients that time would have done anyway, or aliens, one of the two. (One of my old coworkers i saw today would blame everything on aliens)

Yeah it would be interesting what the results are. I'm trying to make root beer from scratch (herbs) and then will concentrate it to use for the original recipe, with a few changes to the base, so I'm wondering if the heat will do a lot to it. Ill be adding crystal, caremel, and honey malt to make it a partial, see if that gives enough sweetness so pasturizing may not be needed.

 

[pkrath84]

I would assume the heat would deteriorate and break down some of the less stable ingredients that time would have done anyway, or aliens, one of the two. (One of my old coworkers i saw today would blame everything on aliens)

Yeah it would be interesting what the results are. I'm trying to make root beer from scratch (herbs) and then will concentrate it to use for the original recipe, with a few changes to the base, so I'm wondering if the heat will do a lot to it. Ill be adding crystal, caremel, and honey malt to make it a partial, see if that gives enough sweetness so pasturizing may not be needed.

Check out the recipe by Crazy8. I made his recipe but substituted with fresh sassafras roots. Came out great except for a few tweaks.

Gluck!

 

[Bauerbrewery1989]

Cool, thanks, ill have to check it out. The problem I'm having is getting ahold of sassafras. Nobody sells it around here and nobody will special order it. They say its dangerous, but from what I've read you get more carcinogens from an over charred steak. One guy at a natural foods store told me, "dude, we don't sell it because, like, you can make LSD with it, and stuff."