My First Hard Root Beer

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torilen

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I ran across this A&W clone recipe here on the forum:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=314367


Honestly, I would say it either needs a splash of vanilla extract, or
a root beer extract that has a bit more vanilla flavor in it. I used Watson's, from Walmart. I know that is probably the cheapest brand there is, but I didn't want to put out a lot of money for something that might not come out good.

I made a 1 gallon batch, and scaled things down based from the recipe. I doubled the amount of root beer extract, and used more white sugar instead of corn syrup. It tastes quite nice, though. Can't wait for it to ferment, and then I'll just use a simple syrup of white sugar and brown sugar to sweeten it back up again.

If I had that extra splash of vanilla, and if I had used corn syrup as the recipe called for...I could see this tasting exactly like A&W, which is my favorite root beer.
 
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