Root Beer Recipe From Scratch
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ก.ค. 2024
- Our Root Beer Recipe From Scratch - can be naturally fermented or naturally carbonated (a real root beer with alcohol), or as a sweet soda pop syrup that you mix with carbonated water.
This is a traditional base recipe, there are so many ways to make this taste like you want it.
Ingredients:
1L water
35g fresh ginger, unpeeled and chopped
5g cinnamon stick
20g dried sassafras root bark
10g dried sarsaparilla root
10g dried liquorice root
7g dried cherry bark
2 mL (½ tsp) salt
450g (500 mL / 2 cups) Demerera brown sugar
75g (125 mL / ½ cup) lactose (optional)
15 mL (1 Tbsp) vanilla extract
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Method:
Bring 1L water, chopped ginger, and cinnamon to a boil.
Boil for 2-3 minutes.
Remove from heat and add: sassafras, sarsaparilla root, cherry bark, liquorice root.
Cover, and let steep for 15 minutes.
Using a coffee filter strain solids out of root-infused liquid.
Quickly cool liquid, so any fine particulate will 'drop out'.
Carefully transfer cooled liquid to a pot - leaving behind any 'sludge'.
Add, brown sugar, lactose (if using) and salt, whisk and bring to a simmer to dissolve sugar.
Cool and add vanilla extract.
This root beer syrup can be mixed 1 part syrup to 3 parts carbonated water for a 'non-alcoholic' root beer.
**For a naturally carbonated root beer:
Mix 1 part syrup to 3 parts water.
Mix in active ginger bug (75 mL / 1/3 cup for every 2L) • REAL Ginger BEER - Hom... or 2 tsp beer yeast.
Pour into pressure safe bottles, filling to within 2" of top but no higher.
Cap and set aside at room temperature to let ferment for 2-3 days.
Check fermentation - then chill / store in refrigerator.
This will be 3-4% alcohol when finished.
MAKES 4L
**For non-alcoholic / Force carbonated Root Beer:
Mix 1 part syrup to 3 parts carbonated soda water.
Or Mix 1 part syrup to 3 parts water, and force carbonate in a corny keg or ISI bottle.
Other possible Root beer ingredients:
Anise
Birch Bark
Wintergreen
Burdock root
Dandelion root
*There is a popular misconception that sassafras is toxic... sassafras was deemed toxic in one flawed study where rats were forced to consume the equivalent of 9,000 gallons of root beer. Some of those rats got cancer (as expected) and safrole was linked as the culprit; leading to safrole being banned from commercial root beer. No mention was ever made of the other spices, and herbs that we consume daily that contain safrole (cinnamon, anise, nutmeg, basil, etc, etc, etc) and no effort was made to ban those or the actual consumption of sassafras in products such as Filé in Cajun / Creole cooking.
The study was later revealed to be flawed, and safrole was found not to be any more toxic / carcinogenic than anything else we eat or drink - in moderate quantities. But the ban was and still is in place, but only for the compound 'safrole' and only in commercially made Root Beer in the United States. However sassafras (with safrole) has never been banned, so you can legally buy and sell in the US.*
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Hey glen!!!!!
Thanks Glen!
Yes I have been waiting for this!🤩
no not root beer...SPRUCE BEER !
please.
I can buy root beer at the store...
is there any alternative to licorice you can suggest, its just the one flavor I cannot eat but id like to try this
when i first started watching these videos i thought "oh, glen & friends. i guess he'll have friends come by and make videos with him from time to time." then i figured maybe that meant julie, but they'd call it glen & julie cooking likely. finally i realized that we're the friends, and i think that's really nice.
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God you make me feel like a schoolboy again.
Very wholesome
You're way overthinking this.
This is one of the best comments I've ever seen on youtube
This reminds me of when I was a kid and my step-father decided to make homemade rootbeer. He and his friends saved glass beer bottles and sterilized them to put the rootbeer in. They had a device that put caps on the bottles by hand. Nobody but my little brothers and their friends liked the rootbeer, so there were a bunch of little boys running around the neighborhood drinking from beer bottles all summer.
I laughed while reading your comment. I could imagine what neighbors (who didn’t save bottles) were thinking.
Man that sounds like that'll be a great business
That's awesome!
we used to make it too, but we started with Hires Extract and you can't buy that anymore
My father's whole family worked for the Hires Root Beer Co. in Philadelphia from the 1890s through their sale in 1960. My old man was chief of maintenance and was the last guy out in 63. I grew up with Hire's root beer and concentrate in the house. Their recipe included carbonated water, sugar, dextrose, caramel, plant extracts of birch, sassafras, licorice, vanilla, spikenard, sarsaparilla, hops, wintergreen, pipsissewa, ginger and flavor.
I lived outside of Philadelphia as a child. Every summer my father made 2 batches of root beer with Hires extract and yeast. Man that stuff was delicious ice cd on a summer evening.
Wow! So much goodness! Would love to have been able to taste that
Whenever I'm feeling stressed or overwhelmed about something, I always find that it's good to hop on over to your channel to see what you're cooking up. The lack of music and fancy intros makes for a very quiet and calming viewing. Thank you for everything you do!
I love how Canadian this show is
@@cidercreekranch Huh, I grew up pretty close to Canada and I've never heard of that before. Now I'm very curious.
@@Blutzen its a beer or pop made from essence of spruce trees, needles etc. Its rather good tbh. It originates from the St. Lawrence Iroquois in Ontario and Quebec. Highly recommend trying it
I'll second this and since Glenn's in Toronto, it helps me feel with my homesickness in the capital (I miss Toronto).
@@CadMade95 it's strangely refreshing lol I like it :'D
@@blackxthink oh I know. They sell some at a local grocery store in Windsor ON where I'm currently situated. That and apple cider are absolutely a must in my household
It’s almost embarrassing how much I have been looking forward to this video!
Same😅
Same here. I'm so tired of "oh, just use extract". I even bought a book online just for a root beer recipe, and the author simply pulled out the extract instead of working out sources for roots.
Just wait for the KFC chicken video in June!
Did you try it? How was it?
"Yes, I know, this isn't true cinnamon" saying it to me as if I even know what cassia is lol!
If you have parrots, you know. Cinnamon is safe, cassia isn't really.
True cinnamon is called ceylon. False cinnamon (which is actually what's most commonly sold at the grocery) is called cassia. Cassia is a lot cheaper than ceylon.
It's similar to the difference between Mexican/Jamaican Sarsaparilla and Indian Sarsaparilla. They *taste* similar, but they're entirely different plants that just happen to produce a similar chemical compound.
I would say that cassia tastes a bit sweeter than ceylon. Ceylon has a bit of a "bite" to it, and a slightly drier taste. Other than those minor differences though, they're nearly identical.
I loved her remark, "Of course you did." when referring to buying several rootbeers to compare with the homemade variety. lol
This guy is like the new Bob Ross but of Cooking
No fan brush, though. He needs a fan brush.
Canada has a Bob Ross or two in every neighbourhood.
CommentCop Badge#666 you know what?
You right
@@WelshWebb fan whisk
Facts
Can't get enough of these soda videos. So many tasty drinks in the "Bark Beer" family. Over the years root beer has really gone for that added vanilla/honey profile, I really enjoy when they have some wintergreen and that bite. Probably why I enjoy birch beer so much, as I remember birch bark and wintergreen have several of the same chemicals/oils.
Please keep these coming, they're practically your bread and butter, and if you can figure out Dr Pepper you will be an absolute hero
If your curious as to the flavor profile for dr pepper it's vanilla cherry.
@@communistpowerranger9629 That's what some people get. I only get that a little bit. I taste raspberry and some elements of sarsaparilla.
I've noticed a lot of Europeans get little more than cherry cola.
@@communistpowerranger9629 In AZ, back in the 90s, we had a soda called Doc Holiday. It was my favorite soda. People described it as a “grape/cherry Dr Pepper”. I always thought it was more of a Sarsaparilla blend.
Unfortunately it’s no longer made, and my attempts to “recreate” it with the multi flavor soda machines have been futile. Even trying 25% grape Fanta, 25% cherry Fanta, and 50% Dr Pepper.
My German great grandmother taught us how to find Sassafras in the woods and she would make rootbeer for us. She would send my dad to the bar to get carbonated water. Best ever!
I never thought of root beer as really just being a steeped tea, but that's really what it is.
Cassia isn't always a poor substitute for true cinnamon. Sometimes it's exactly what you want.
Agreed.
We have both cassia and true cinnamon (ceylon) - we use them for different things. There are things for which I just wouldn't use ceylon and things for which I just wouldn't use cassia, and things for which I will use either. I think of them more like nutmeg and mace - they're related and kind of similar, but bring different flavors which work well in different things.
Cassia has more bite , cinnamon is more mellow if that makes sense
Cassia is also better for making broth, and sauces because the whole stick doesn't shatter into a bunch of little pieces. Ceylon does, and it's annoying
What I notice about the difference between ceylon and cassia is that ceylon has a "dryer" aftertaste. So it causes food to have a different finish. That dryer taste seems to work well when what you're trying to achieve is like an "adult" flavor. Cassia tastes more like candy -- a sweet finish. They're definitely similar (like anise and fennel), but they're not the same.
@@user-og7pq7xf9n more spank for your bank
Pretty much say 'welcome friends' with him every time the video starts.
Jonathan Zink or “welcome friends, uhhh...” 😂 that’s when you know it’s gonna get serious
Reminds me of an axe, donno why
Thank you for posting this, my wife loves root beer and I’ve always wanted to show my appreciation by crafting some for her!
I love how honest and genuine these two were during the taste testing. Although I'll likely never make this myself, it was interesting to watch the process.
This is a fantastic series. Would love to see your take on Dr. Pepper.
Luke Hatcher agreed! I loved Dr Pepper as a kid here in Australia before they took it off the shelves (yeah sure you can still buy cans of the UK version but it isn’t the same)
@Luke Hatcher - Definitely! Would love to see Dr. Pepper on this channel.
Dr. Pepper is by no means my favorite soda, but sometimes it tastes so good.
Dr Pepper used to be better when it was still in the glass bottles
Barbara Lambert the old Dr Pepper with SUGAR not corn syrup. 100% different taste. So much better
I've only been watching for a minute and I already love this wholesome man just vibing with his roots
Seeing one of your vids pop up in my feed brings me genuine joy. Thank you so much.
Thanks, Glen. I about gave up on finding a basic recipe with which to work. Everything was either extract based or a whole lot of herbs and roots I have seen in commercial versions that I do not particularly care for the taste of them. Great video and thanks again for the inspiration.
Probably the first "cooking" video that had actually made me want to go through all of the effort to try it out for myself!
My kids are absolutely in love with this recipe. Well, Mom and Dad are too! This is great, love your channel!
I watched this entire thing. At regular speed.
That is the best compliment i can give.
When I was young we made safrassas tea. We had the trees on our property in Southwest Missouri.
Thanks Glen, looks really nice. I do have one suggestion: how about if start to sell the dry ingredients (roots) in your store as a kit? That would help us a lot since not all the ingredients are easy to find and also we could be sure to be as close to your recipe as possible.
Yah
This recipe really nailed it. I've been struggling to make a sassafras root beer with the right amount of carbonation and flavor. This one does it perfectly and the added information on steeping brought out the best parts of the sassafras. Thanks for putting this all together.
It's nice to see cooking content that isn't a competition.
I helped my dad make root beer when I was a kid - that was about 60 years ago. We kept it simple using hires root beer extract, yeast and such. We made several gallons in a 5 gallon crock and then maybe a day or so later used a siphoning tube to fill two - 24 bottle cases of re-purposed Budweiser tall neck bottles and used a bottle capping press to seal all of them. We would then put the bottles back into their cases and wait. The measure of when the batch would be ready is when the first bottle exploded.
My question to you is when you say that the batch you made by simply mixing it with sparkling water tastes more like “root beer”, are you saying that it taste more like the commercial stuff from the supermarket? I can tell you clearly that the root beer we made, even though we were using the formula made by hires root beer company, did not taste at all like store-bought. It was yeast-based. Therefore there was a small percentage alcohol. And it was far better.
Try adding one tablespoon of Sambuca to store bought root beer. Makes a big difference.
@@trappenweisseguy27 sambuca what?
@@s.leemccauley7302 Sambuca is a alcoholic drink
IMO, ...The ONLY way to get the absolute BEST taste out of your root beer is to use dark brown sugar and natural YEAST. I use plastic bottles instead of glass.....it removes flying glass hazard, and it's easy to tell when the carbonization level is at the level YOU want by simply squeezing the sides of the bottle......the harder the bottle.....equals more pressure. Now, as far as the other method, (adding soda water and RB concentrate), my best advice is don't waste your time and money with this method, simply because it's more akin to sweetened dog SHIT then real ROOT BEER !!!!........REALLY!!!!!
We did the same when I was a kid but we used larger sparkling wine sized bottles. My Dad used to make it that way in the 30's as well. If you couldn't wait for it to ferment you put the bottles out on the lawn on a sunny afternoon and after five or six hours the ones that didn't explode or pop the caps were ready to drink. Root Beer roulette.
Absolutely loving these videos. I drink enough soda that my blood is probably carbonated, so these videos speak to me. I'd love to see you all tackle some diet sodas at some point if you haven't already.
These soda videos are my favorite! Keep em coming, Glen!
After watching several of your videos over the past few months I’ve now adopted a new hobby. Thank you for the inspiration!
I am the great grandson of the creator of Hires Root Beer and possess a hand written recipe written by my grandfather.. If you know your history, Hires is the very first root beer made and sold commercially in the world, (it has it's origin in a drink made by the indigenous people of this great land). You are closer than many at getting to the source of complex flavors of genuine root beer. Yours is closer than is the majority I have seen Good job at experimenting to seek a great flavor.
You gotta put some homemade vanilla ice-cream in the top!!! That's THE LAW!
TheBaconWizard sounds odd
@@shakur4648 It's called a Root Beer Float and it is delicious.
Larry Crosby i hope to try this some time in my life
@@shakur4648 You should. I like mine with a little bite to contrast with the sweet creamy goodness of the ice cream.
H. Shakur you’ve never had a Root Beer Float?
These videos are incredibly chill and soothing.
This recipe is absolutely amazing! Thank you for sharing!
Glen teaching me how to produce my favourite beverage yesss
I had exactly the same thought.
Wow! Your recipe is remarkably similar to my own! Even the measurements are similar. Only difference is mine has star anise, juniper berries, and wintergreen leaves also.
Also, try using powdered sassafras root next time; the flavor comes through much stronger.
I realize your comment is over 3 years ago however if by chance you see, please let us know how much star anise, juniper berries and wintergreen you use. Or post your ingredient list. I'm interested in trying your recipe.
Your videos are so relaxing and therapeutic, it’s like watching art.
I just made a batch of your rootbeer recipe and it is excellent! My husband said it was as good as he’s ever tasted. I also have 4 bottles fermenting on the counter. I can’t wait to try them!
I dont know why but I got a "Fun with flaggs" vibe whenever I watch one of your cooking shows, great work, keep it up! Its really entertaining.
I misread this hard and left out the l in flaggs LMAO. Was thinking well there's a liberal comment with no filter!
lanceh2009
Me too. I was thinking. By god.
The stench.
Thanks for doing everything by weight!
Made this today (with a little twist) and it’s absolutely killer. Really excited to scale it up and put it on draft. So much better than extracts or over-complicated recipes. Looking forward to exploring your other works!
Not only are you am amazing jedi-master-chef, Glen but you are such an advertiser! You've just got me hooked on soaps! How did you make this seem so doable!!??? Thank you! The kids have been asking me to make root beer for years - now I will!
I just stumbled upon this channel and it is amazing. So informative and solemnly captivating. Wonderful personalities. I think I'm going to like it here :)
Production quality is really high, you deserve much more tan 160k subs, hopefully you'll get to that point. Keep going
I could tell you have a passion and know you're stuff a couple minutes into the video. I appreciate how you shared what you improved with each recipe modification, and explaining why each step was important, rather than only listing steps.
I absolutely love your channel regardless, but you just taught me how to make my favorite drink of all time! You, sir, are the king!
Another amazing video. I swear you could do a whole channel on just soda making.
Oh boy, I've been waiting so long for this.
I grew up making root beer with my dad for the annual Church picnic at the beach! Hires root beer extract was the very best at that time and I think it still is.
those up close camera shots are great! and edited together with everything really well! awesome video.
What?! No Virgil's Root Beer for the comparison? Great video, nice to see a recipe where you actually brew the base!
There is a Scottish pop made from dandelion and burdock that is really nice. You should try that as I have both growing in my lawn and it would make yanking them out feel like I’m harvesting if I can make a drink from it.
Bruce Hewat Fentimans makes a version of that! I actually really like that one!
I'd definitely like to see glen try a D&B. It's one of my favourites, and one of the only things I miss since I've stopped drinking fizzy drinks. I'd kill for a D&B syrup recipe I could use to make it flat!
@@ActualCharky, Here's a good dandelion and burdock recipe. I have only made it once, but it was really nice.
summerfruitcup.wordpress.com/2011/09/05/mixer-companion-i-dandelion-burdock-history-tasting-cocktails-recipe/
OH AYE ,OH AYE AND NAE TAE FORGET IRN BRU, BUT THE OLD SCHOOL VERSION BEFORE THAT WEE WALLOPER JAMIE OLIVER MESSED IT UP.
I love it too but I wouldn't have said it was Scottish it's very popular in the north of England too.
Your videos are great, especially your explanations on flavor. Thank you so much for your efforts 😁
Thanks so much for this video. It explained the whole process amazingly. Going to make some this week for my party this weekend!
Oh hi Tim Robbins, I didn't know you had a cooking show. Sorry, I couldn't stop myself. Brilliant video.
OH GOD I didn't see it at first, but now I can't unsee!! lol
I made this tonight while my wife was out. She loves root beer floats so I’m gonna make her one when she’s home. I did one thing different though. Instead of brown sugar I used maple sugar. Been trying to avoid plane white sugar and I read online maple sugar has a lot of health benefits (in moderation obviously). I bought some Mug root beer at the store just in case it doesn’t turn out good.😂😂😂
iI love Maple sugar and make my own from our own maple trees… but if you are looking for ‘health benefits’ from the micro nutrients found in alternates to white sugar, you're on a road to ruin.
@@GlenAndFriendsCooking root beer turned out well. It was too much ginger and cinnamon for me. So I’ll try less on my next batch with more licorice and cherry bark. But over all pretty good!
I’m trying this recipe out with some dried candy caps I found. I thought that would add some maple notes to it too.
Sassafras trees are very common here in Virginia. I've been tempted to make my own root beer for some time. I knew I could count on you Glen to post a good root beer video. Thanks!
I like the no messing around pour put aside and cap speed method. No scraping and fiddling around and trying to get every drop.
Man, if you can figure out Birch Beer, that'd be amazing. I've been having the hardest time finding local sellers and at this point I figure it'd be easier to just make it myself.
I would make some myself but birch isn't very common in my area.
Thanks!
As a huge root beer fan { almost the only soda/pop I drink } I truly appreciate this, may try it soon
Found your videos about a month ago bf have truly enjoyed them. Been waiting for one on root beer and you didn’t disappoint! Cheers to you and thanks for your fantastic content!
I caught myself saying "hell yeah" when I saw a new soda video..
I'd love to see you make Guaraná.
Yes!
Oh, yeah.
YEءS
Please!!!
Sassafras twigs are also a good addition, it has a different flavor than the root. Fresh is best if you can get it.
can they be green or should it be all hardened
I enjoy the fact that your product can be quite different from what you intended.....Keep up the good work!
I love root beer!! Now I'll have to try this out. Thanks again Glen for another great recipe.
Dandelion and burdock on it's own, man that brings back memories, hoping to score the ingredients for this one as I'm a root beer fan
Wonder what delicious soda we can expect next!
DnB is popular here in the UK.
Yeehaw! Yay root beer! The most controversial American pop (according to a lot of Europeans LOL)
Gotta say, love the videos!
i tasted root beer for the very first time in 2012, i don't like it :/
Tecnovlog as an American it's okay, but root beer candies are pretty good
I gotta say root beer kinda sucks. I much prefer a dandilion and burdock pop to be honest
I’m russian and i’m f-ing love root beer! My fav soft drink.
Tecnovlog did you drink Barq’s Root Beer. It’s the best. If you didn’t like it then you truly don’t like it.
Why am i so addicted to these videos? Hmmm I think i know. This guy is a master at taking us on a journey of creation which crescendos with a final taste test. Excellent videos Glen keep up the fine work.
I don't know why I love listening to these videos, so relaxing but it's like ASMR
"What about root beer?"
"ROOT BEER?!"
"Help me get the secret formula and you can have as much root beer as you can drink!"
PLLLLEAAASSSEEE DO DR PEPPER!!!
a +1 to that :D
Please change your name, this is world wide
Gerald Wilson why
seconded! Especially since the European Dr. Pepper (bottled by Schweppes) tastes different than the US version.
Just made this tonight. Switched the ratios of sassafras and sarsaparilla, traded licorice for star anise, and then added about 5g-10g each of dried orange rind and coriander, and a couple kaffir lime leaves. Excellent recipe!
Every time they taste the end product for the first couple of seconds their facial expressions are like so underwhelmed but then they still say "Wow this is so pleasant" this gets me all the time wonderful
ROOT BEER
Can you make dandelion and Burdock it’s a staple in England absolutely brilliant
Ever since I tried a bottle of Fentiman's last year here in Canada I've been wanting to make a batch of my own. Just another flavour on my list of favourites to try.
I like that you say what you did and specifically why you did it in all your videos.
Genius. Thanks for your sensibility. Going to try this!
Not sure if you even have the stuff in Canada but you should definitely try and do Irn Bru
Iron Brew?
Did you try wintergreen, either berries or extract? Having made root beer both ways, I think a tiny bit of that mint flavor really helps make it complete.
Ya gotta wonder what he has going on in the basement? lol
Was thinking same..wintergreen gives root beer a nice flavor.
Which is the best root beer?
This looks absolutely delicious, my mouth was watering as I watched the process. Root beer, so far as I'm aware, doesn't have the same impact here in the UK, though I do recall trying it as a kid in the 60s. Every Friday afternoon the pop wagon would come to the neighbourhood and Mum would buy 6 bottles of different flavoured pop, orange, lime, American creme soda, cola, lemonade and dandelion & burdock which was my favourite. Then one Friday when the pop wagon duly arrived the deliveryman was raving about the new root beer. We tried it and unanymously agreed it tasted delicious. It's wonderful to see an iconic beverage brewed from scratch.
I love birch beer and sarsaparilla. My wife has only had Root beer (which is her favorite soda), and I'm excited to buy her some bottles of my favorite beverages for her to try. However, I think making fresh rootbeer from this recipe will be an awesome anniversary gift haha
"Weight is always going to give you the same amount of flavor."
Shit you right Glen.
LilGamez21 kitchen scale changed my life tbh and it’s only 10 dollars
The traditional carbonation method explains how root beer got the "beer" part of it's name.
My father's name is Glenn (two Ns) and these videos remind me of brewing beer with him when I was a child. Thanks for the relaxing and nostalgic feelings!
Saved this immediately in my favorite videos!!!! Thanx a lot... I’ll give this a try. I hope I can get my hands on the ingredients here in Germany!
22 min ago? I have been procastinating with your cola videos for 2 hours man!
There's a reason TH-cam wanted me to see how to make my own root beer......
Cause i have been searching "sasparilla/sarsaparilla/rootbeer near me" on google
Man the time and effort your have output into this is awesome! Thanks!
This video just came into my recommended feed - love it!
I make my own rootbeer and let me tell you I had a 5 star pizza restaurant want me to make all of their rootbeer.....
When he says "the top flavour" he means sugar.... the version with the carbonated water had full sugar, whereas in the fermented version some of the sugar had turned to alcohol.
It's also possible the fermentation might have broken down some of the more prominent flavors.
Hey, a good Toronto kid! Awesome! And I can't wait to try this recipe!
Thank you so much for everything you do. I can not wait to make root beer.
It's sad how under represented root beer is in the UK, I absolutely love it, but it's so rare to find one. I have found 1 supermarket own brand and it's disgustingly chemical tasting when compared to a "proper" one, like Bundaberg.
I will have to make this for sure!
Well I heard people from the UK don't like root beer because it tastes like what a popular cleaner over there smells like. That root almost minty taste.
Go to Tesco. They have root beer imported from USA.
@@thehoff3189 Everyone I know doesn't like it for that reason, I guess I just have a weird pallette because I really love very spicy foods which they don't, too.
@@richaw11 My local one only has some horrible knockoff brand that actually tastes disgusting. Like it just says "American root beer" with no branding or anything.
There's one thats a lot further away that sells Bundaberg, though, so it's not all bad.
Bundaberg is really nice... Just a tad expensive
Is there any chance you could try recreate Dr. Pepper?
Great taste analysis! Thanks for sharing ☺️
You make a really good point there about boiling the roots, and it's something I was taught about cinnamon too, in that you put the cinnamon or the root in the cold water and very slowly bring it up to a boil and then turn the heat off as soon as it's boiling to steep.