1st time rootbeer

[brewgyt79]

Question for ya'll I'm makeing a small batch of rootbeer for my nephew for his birthday and i decided to make a simple extract recipe since its my first time making root beer. The recipe calls for bakers yeast to act as the carbinator, my concern is yeast+suger=alcohol, right? how is there no alcohol in the rootbeer is it due to the type of yeast? Please help I dont want to get an eight year old drunk! lol

 

[bbqpiggy]

My understanding is that you are only letting the yeast ferment long enough to carbonate. A day or two then refrigerate to stop fermentation. That is enough to carb but leaves negligible alcohol.