root beer – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com Making a Handmade Modern Home one DIY project at a time. Fri, 02 Jan 2015 16:22:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/francoisetmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Untitled-2-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 root beer – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com 32 32 76357554 How To Brew: Root Beer https://francoisetmoi.com/uncategorized/how-to-brew-root-beer/ https://francoisetmoi.com/uncategorized/how-to-brew-root-beer/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:34:58 +0000 http://francoisetmoi.com/?p=172 With National Root Beer Float Day coming up on August 6th, I asked my brewmaster husband, Ken, to show me a thing or two about how to make root beer at home. Though now that it’s ready, I have a feeling it’s not going to last until August 6th! I’m not typically a huge fan of pop (or soda as say they outside of Minnesota), but I am a root beer kind of girl, especially in the summertime. This recipe makes 1 gallon, and is naturally carbonated meaning, no Sodastream or CO2 cartridge is needed. The process is pretty straight forward–just make sure to read the instructions thoroughly. Happy summering! Ingredients:  1/8 tsp ale yeast or champagne yeast. 2 Tbsp. of root beer extract 1 Gallon of water  2.5 Cups unpacked brown sugar Special Equipment: Amber plastic bottles with unused screw caps. Glass bottles are not recommended as they can explode from the pressure. Cooking thermometer Funnel Sanitizer In a small cup or bowl, dissolve yeast in a 1/4 cup of warm tap water and set aside. In a stock pot, heat 1/2 of the gallon of water to 130 degrees F and remove from heat. Stir in 2.5 cups of brown sugar until completely dissolved. And then stir in 2 […]

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