Root Beer
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This is a basic instruction guide on how to make homemade Root Beer using yeast.
Get Your Ingredients Ready!
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What you will need:
I cup of sugar
1 tablespoon of root beer extract
1/4 teaspoon of yeast
Fresh cold water
Two liter bottle
Everything Should Be Clean.
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Make sure that everything is clean from your work space to the bottles you will be putting the root beer in.
Let's Get Mixin!
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Add 1 cup (more or less depending on your desired sweetness) of sugar and 1/4 teaspoon of yeast and then mix em up boi!!
Now Its Starting to Smell Like Root Beer!
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Add the root beer extract and fill up your bottle half way then start mixin' up again boi!
Almost Done!
Fill up the 2 liter bottle to the neck with water and securely screw on the cap.
Your Hard Work and Waiting Has Paid Off!
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Now sit down, relax and drink your yeasty root beer.
The Hard Part.....
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Waiting! now you must wait 3-4 days to drink all your hard work. Place the root beer at room temperature for 3-4 days, then have a day to let the root beer chill in the fridge.