[QUOTE=slugworth;720884]Be aware that homemade root beer is actually beer, and has alcohol content.[/QUOTE]

Now you tell me. :dizzy::dizzy::dizzy::dizzy::lol:

Worth

[QUOTE=pmcgrady;720883] Here's a new proverb I just came up with...
"When life gives you Sassafrass... Make Root Beer!"[/QUOTE]

Let em help you with that.
"When life gives you Sassafrass... Make File' to use in gumbo!"

I was out shopping today and thought of you when I saw this on the shelf.

[url]https://www.sassafrastea.com/sassafras-teas/[/url]

[QUOTE=slugworth;720884]Be aware that homemade root beer is actually beer, and has alcohol content.[/QUOTE]

1-2% not more than a good cough syrup. Cough cough!

depends on the yeast you use.

Got a 6 day "ginger bug" going... Smells great!
Decided to make ginger beer/ale, while I'm waiting for ingredients to come in for root beer.
Got a dozen Grolsh bottles ready to go. Pics soon.

[QUOTE=slugworth;720933]depends on the yeast you use.[/QUOTE]

I'm doing a wild ferment on the batch, and am debating on a wine,bread,beer or champagne yeast to prime the bottles...

For lords sake no bread yeast.
Whisky yeast.

[QUOTE=oldman;720798]Star Anise is a seed pod from an Asian tree. Not something you'll want to grow. Too much space, time, and it's not Hardy.

Burdock root adds a nice smoothness to root beer and you can grow it yourself. Wintergreen is another ingredient that I like in root beer. A few drops of wintergreen oil in a 5 gallon batch is plenty so it's easier to just buy it. Although you can probably grow it if you want.[/QUOTE]

Never really heard of burdock till you mentioned it, wintergreen will grow here also I guess.
Out of luck growing Star Anise, Liqurice, Vanilla beans or sassaparilla around here...

[QUOTE=Worth1;721557]For lords sake no bread yeast.
Whisky yeast.[/QUOTE]

I'm leaning towards champagne, to test the integrity of the bottles I'm putting it in.

[QUOTE=pmcgrady;721559]I'm leaning towards champagne, to test the integrity of the bottles I'm putting it in.[/QUOTE]

I've been having great success with [URL="https://winemakermag.com/resource/yeast-strains-chart"]Lalvin EC-1118 Prise de Mousse[/URL].

Check out the chart and find a brew store.

I dont know anything about yeast or making any of this stuff I was just fooling around.:)

I went foraging today, and found some of the ingredients for root beer here...

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Is that distilled water? I read something about it giving wine an off flavor, you might want to read up on that.

I'll be waiting on the results too!!!

[QUOTE=Rajun Gardener;722269]Is that distilled water? I read something about it giving wine an off flavor, you might want to read up on that.

I'll be waiting on the results too!!![/QUOTE]

I've read somewhere that chlorinated water is worse than than distilled, if you are wanting to add a yeast culture to it, you don't want chlorine in it...

That's true too but you can let the water sit for a while and the chlorine will dissipate. Spring water would be best if you don't have well water.