Make Home Made Root Beer With a Microbrewery
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Making root beer at home is a project that is not only easy, but it can be a great family endeavor. The Root Beer Project can be a fantastic, tangible way to teach your children that not everything tasty comes from aluminum can.

Root beer is a beverage made from some combination of vanilla, cherry tree bark, licorice root, sarsaparilla root, sassafras root bark, nutmeg, anise, and molasses among other things. Each root beer however has a unique recipe. So, you may find many variations on this one. Brewing home made root beer yourself allows you to add your own flavors. Your kids will love brewing their own ‘BEER’!

The English language has a number of words that are used in two or three different ways. For example, the word "cabinet" can mean "storage space in your kitchen" or "a group of folks who advise the president." Beer is a word with two meanings. It can mean an alcoholic made from cereal grains, or a non-alcoholic beverage flavored by root extracts.

Root beer is a common form of this non-alcoholic sort of beer.
Its zest comes from the root of the sassafras tree or the sarsaparilla vine. Originally, the root was brewed like a tea to make an extract, but now it is much easier to buy the extract ready-made.
The root beer extract is mixed with sugar, yeast and water. If this mixture is placed in a tightly sealed bottle, the yeast will generate carbon dioxide at a high enough pressure to carbonate the water. You end up with fizzy, delicious root beer!

With a microbrewery it’s extremely easy to make root beer. A number of makers of home brewing systems now come with kits to make root beer. These kits contain everything you need, including the essential ingredients, to start brewing. Using this system kit the root beer is naturally carbonated giving it less fizz and a smoother creamier taste. Refill packs can be easily bought online, once you’re out of the ingredients.

So the next time you hear your offspring utter those dreaded words, “I’m bored,” hit the internet and search for the best kit for your budget and get them started on the project – making their own home made root beer!