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If it came from my kitchen, not very good. Lol. But I gravitate to the sweeter things: root beer, sweet tea, etc.

Great! I'll try 12 hours and see how that goes. I assume the lack of sugar and presence of alcohol affects the outcome enough to effectively mask the spices.

This I didn't think of. I'm not trying to make hard root beer, just carbonate it. I do bottle immediate after adding the yeast, but I've been doing a 48-hour sit.

The last batch was from a published recipe for licorice, and included granulated sugar (1.5 cups) and molasses (3 Tbsp) for sweetener, added in after about a 10-minute boil, and simmered for about 10 more. The spices were simple, star anise and licorice root with a Tbsp of vanilla extract...

I appreciate your help. I posted in the soda forum as well.

I posted this in another forum, but was told to post it here for help. I'm new to home brewing, and am trying to brew root beer (not from extract). I've tried three batches with different recipes and sanitation, but the result are all the same; an odd-tasting brew that has no semblance to...

I'm also not using a thermometer, so my temperatures may be a little off when I add the yeast. That's on my list of changes for the next attempt; new yeast and a thermometer.

Basically I'm boiling the roots, adding sugar (molasses and sugar - I've tried brown and white), simmering it, and then steeping it. I'll strain that into a carboy, and then let it cool to room temperature. After that I put the the yeast (in water 1/8 tsp to 1/4 cup water), and add it to the...

I'm new to home brewing. I really don't like the taste of beer, but I love root beer. I've tried to make it three different homemade brew recipes from scratch (roots, no extract), but the final product is really off. Each wort tasted great, but each final result has been nothing like the...