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Homemade Root Beer

Brew delicious and refreshing Root Beer at home with just 5 ingredients!
Course Drinks
Servings 1 Gallon

Equipment

  • (1) gallon jug or (2) hald-gallon jugs

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 tsp Dry Yeast
  • 1 cup Warm Water
  • 1 1/2 cups White Sugar
  • 2-3 tsp Root Beer extract
  • 1 1/2-2 tsp Vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Dissolve dry yeast into 1 cup of warm water
  • Pour into a gallon jar or divide into (2) Half-Gallon Jugs
  • Add sugar and Root Beer extract plus enough warm water to mix until dissolved
  • Fill gallon jug with water and set in a warm place, or sunlit room for several hours until the flavor is strong enough and the bubbles stop (indicating that the fermentation has stopped)
  • Cool root beer
  • Enjoy!
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