Yep, i've tried to make a root beer three times already with no success. Admittedly, most of my previous attempts i've way over complicated the recipe and have relied on yeast and bottling to provide carbonation. I've tried to make alcoholic root beers, non-sweet rootbeer, lactose rootbeer, and on my last attempt i tried to put it all together myself with a spiceblend instead of using an extract. I haven't produced any drinkable rootbeer yet despite my ability to make some awesome beers and wines.
Now, i'm about to try again. This time i'm trying to keep it simple. I'm trying the Gnome rootbeer extract, i'm going to sweeten with 2lbs of sucrose and 3lbs of a light honey as per the morebeer rootbeer instructions, and this time ... i'm going to force carbonate with my kegging system that i didn't have the last times I attempted root beer. I may add a bit of vanilla too, but in general i'm greatly resisting my urge to add other spices. This one i'll keep bare bones simple, and maybe on my next try i'll experiment more. I'm a bit worried about getting the right amount of the Gnome extract out of the package and saving the other half for next time; we'll see how that goes. Other than using this simplest recipe, any other general tips for success? Thanks and wish me luck!
Now, i'm about to try again. This time i'm trying to keep it simple. I'm trying the Gnome rootbeer extract, i'm going to sweeten with 2lbs of sucrose and 3lbs of a light honey as per the morebeer rootbeer instructions, and this time ... i'm going to force carbonate with my kegging system that i didn't have the last times I attempted root beer. I may add a bit of vanilla too, but in general i'm greatly resisting my urge to add other spices. This one i'll keep bare bones simple, and maybe on my next try i'll experiment more. I'm a bit worried about getting the right amount of the Gnome extract out of the package and saving the other half for next time; we'll see how that goes. Other than using this simplest recipe, any other general tips for success? Thanks and wish me luck!