Wintergreen in Root Beer

[karlsbräu]

Hey, I‘ve decided to make Root Beer from scratch but my recipe doesn’t tell me whether to use dried or fresh wintergreen leaves.

I bought a wintergreen plant and I’m growing it in my garden. Would you recommend drying the leaves before putting it into the RB mixture or just using the fresh ones?

Thx for your help

 

[JohnSand]

I haven't used wintergreen, but I would use it fresh, based on other cooking. The one time I did make root beer, I used fresh sassafras.

 

[TurnipGreen]

I know nothing about root beer but I used fresh mint in a stout once. If you are boiling at all make sure you add fresh leafy herbs after the wort is cooled otherwise your brew may turn out tasting like collard greens like my stout did.

 

[karlsbräu]

I know nothing about root beer but I used fresh mint in a stout once. If you are boiling at all make sure you add fresh leafy herbs after the wort is cooled otherwise your brew may turn out tasting like collard greens like my stout did.

Alright thanks for ur help.