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    Sassafras root bark. Anyone try chewing it? Results?

    I pulled some Sassafras plants for the root bark yesterday to make root beer and I chewed and tasted segments of it to see where the flavor was at. Some had more (or better) flavor than other pieces. The more aromatic/flavorful pieces almost burn my mouth a little and definitely numbed my...
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    Finding HFCS locally? (high fructose corn syrup)

    I'm sure sugar is better (still not good for you) and supposedly tastes more classy, but I'm used to factory produced off the shelf pops. I think I'm used to the smooth taste (no bite) of high fructose corn syrup. Where can I get the type used in soda making?
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    Root Beer: Supposed to add extract when water is boiling, hot, warm, or cool?

    I'm new to making root beer and have a pile of extracts from various sources: Rainbow, Zatarains, McCormic, and some others and I'm noticing that most of them taste sort of chemically and maybe a little too strong. Here's the other thing I notice is that they smell like alcohol (similar to...
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    Over Force carbonated Rootbeer? Bitter tasting

    I started making rootbeer a few days ago with a 20lb cylinder of Co2 and a 2 liter bottle with a valve stem in the cap and at first I had a hard time getting enough fizz (maybe 30 psi). So I cranked it up to 95 psi and shook and filled a few times until the bottle stayed firm. So far so good I...
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