sassafras root beer

[wyoDreamer]

That is interesting.

So, you use the Ginger bug to make the root beer? or are you now making Ginger Beer?

 

[CrealCritter]

That is interesting.

So, you use the Ginger bug to make the root beer? or are you now making Ginger Beer?

I'm currently waiting on air locks to arrive. Should be here Friday.

This ginger bug will be used to make both ginger beer and root beer. I'm going to brew up the ginger beer first. Only because my daughter will be helping me and she absolutely loves my homemade ginger beer. I'm going to do a two stage ferment. First in a brew bucket, secondary in glass carboy. Then I'll bottle it along with some priming sugar.

Then follow that up with root beer brew also two stage ferment.

I'm shooting for a 4% alcohol content which is about the maximum anyone could hope to achieve with ginger bug yeast.

I did sneak a little ginger bug taste test last night. If my ginger beer tastes 1/2 as good as the bug its will be awesome.

I like fermenting foods and drinks. I guess making kraut was like a gateway drug for me, then pickles. Now that I have some brew equipment, I'm going to get back into sodas and some good wheat beers.