Hot summer Days give me a craving for Home brewed root beer just like my grandma and aunts used to make for us!
Dissolve 4.5 cups sugar in 2.75 gallons of warm water and then add 2-2.5 oz of root beer extract.
Dissolve 2.5 grams (1/4 tsp) of champagne yeast (or instant yeast) in 1 cup warm water and let set for 5-10 min.
Mix yeast mixture into sugar/water mixture and stir well.
pour into glass jars, fill to 1” head space and turn lids tight.
Set in a warm, 70-80 degrees Fahrenheit, out of direct sunlight, for 4-7 days.
Transfer to refrigerator to chill before serving:
Links:
Champagne yeast: https://amzn.to/3Opc9LW
Shanks root beer extract: https://amzn.to/39Qtj65
Glass bottles: https://amzn.to/3Nl0f4j