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Old Fashioned Root Beer
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Servings: 1
Categories:
Brewing
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Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Ingredients:
1.00 Cake, compressed yeast
5.00 Pounds, sugar
2.00 Ounces, sassafras root
1.00 Ounce, hops or ginger root
2.00 Ounces, juniper berries
4.00 Gallons, water
1.00 Ounce, dandelion root
2.00 Ounces, wintergreen
Directions:
Wash roots well in cold water. Add juniper berries (crushed) and
hops. Pour 8 quarts boiling water over root mixture and boil
slowly 20 minutes. Strain through flannel bag. Add sugar and
remaining 8 quarts water. Allow to stand until lukewarm. Dissolve
yeast in a little cool water. Add to root liquid. Stir will. Let
settle then strain again and bottle. Cork tightly. Keep in a warm
room 5 to 6 hours, then store in a cool place. Put on ice as required
for use.
Comments:
This was from Excellent Recipes for Baking Raised Bread, from
the Fleishman Company, 1912. I have never tried this
recipe...always used extract from the local home brew store. Source:
Thomas D. Feller (thomasf@deschutes.ico.tek.com) Issue #930, 7/22/92
From: Ross Mole From: SWEET THING #10 @4203
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