Lunchbox7985
Member
- Joined
- Jan 25, 2016
- Messages
- 5
- Reaction score
- 0
well not really my first, i did a mr root beer kit once, so i knew the basics.
i decided to make my own root beer from scratch. i saw some anise extract on clearance at kroger and said what the hell. so my recipe was
2 tsp anise extract
1 tsp peppermint extract
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
brought it to a boil, let it cool, washed out a 1/2 gallon gatorade bottle, mixed in hot/cold water to get it to what some website described as "blood warm" where it neither felt warm nor cold. attempted to add 1/16 tsp of yeast by eyeballing using my 1/4 tsp, i may have ended up with a little less that 1/16. put the yeast in, screwed the lid on tight, set it in a pot and covered it with a towel just in case it asploded
and there it sits since tuesday (about 6 days now)
so on to my list of questions.
first i didnt worry too much about sanitization since the mr root beer kit carbonated in about 12 hours. i washed the bottle well, but i just used dish soap. i wasnt expecting for it to have to sit out for a week. think it will be fine?
this morning the bottle it pretty firm but i can still push my finger into it. i want it to be rock solid right? and the root beer kit, i put them in as soon as i noticed they were rock hard, and it was good, but a it could have carbonated a little more. how long after the bottle gets so firm would you leave it out? i dont want a bomb.
the cinnamon, and possibly the ginger seem to be settling at the bottom, has anyone ever dealt with ground cinnamon in a drink, should i give it a swirl before pouring and drink it? should i let it settle and pour gently? should i have filtered it before bottling and it would have steeped the flavor out?
what else would you have done differently? if this sucks im not out anything but a week of anticipation, so i still feel good about the heat of the moment throwing it together (if it is good, ill feel a sense of accomplishment) but im open to any suggestions.
i hope it tastes good, root beer seems to be any combination of something licorice like, something minty, maybe vanilla, and some spices, and ill admit this was a "whatever i have in the cabinet at the moment" kind of thing.
anyway, thanks for any advice,
-Brandon
i decided to make my own root beer from scratch. i saw some anise extract on clearance at kroger and said what the hell. so my recipe was
2 tsp anise extract
1 tsp peppermint extract
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
brought it to a boil, let it cool, washed out a 1/2 gallon gatorade bottle, mixed in hot/cold water to get it to what some website described as "blood warm" where it neither felt warm nor cold. attempted to add 1/16 tsp of yeast by eyeballing using my 1/4 tsp, i may have ended up with a little less that 1/16. put the yeast in, screwed the lid on tight, set it in a pot and covered it with a towel just in case it asploded
and there it sits since tuesday (about 6 days now)
so on to my list of questions.
first i didnt worry too much about sanitization since the mr root beer kit carbonated in about 12 hours. i washed the bottle well, but i just used dish soap. i wasnt expecting for it to have to sit out for a week. think it will be fine?
this morning the bottle it pretty firm but i can still push my finger into it. i want it to be rock solid right? and the root beer kit, i put them in as soon as i noticed they were rock hard, and it was good, but a it could have carbonated a little more. how long after the bottle gets so firm would you leave it out? i dont want a bomb.
the cinnamon, and possibly the ginger seem to be settling at the bottom, has anyone ever dealt with ground cinnamon in a drink, should i give it a swirl before pouring and drink it? should i let it settle and pour gently? should i have filtered it before bottling and it would have steeped the flavor out?
what else would you have done differently? if this sucks im not out anything but a week of anticipation, so i still feel good about the heat of the moment throwing it together (if it is good, ill feel a sense of accomplishment) but im open to any suggestions.
i hope it tastes good, root beer seems to be any combination of something licorice like, something minty, maybe vanilla, and some spices, and ill admit this was a "whatever i have in the cabinet at the moment" kind of thing.
anyway, thanks for any advice,
-Brandon
Last edited: