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Root beer is still beer right? Im getting married and I would love to put a root beer or two on tap at the wedding. So if you have any root beer (or other great soda) recipes i will tip back a home brew in your honer.

Grab root beer extract. Mix with water and sugar. Keg and force carbonate it. Also if you get that kind that looks like bark on the box, mix that up to 5 gallons even though the box says 4. A bit too strong otherwise.

+1 to everything rhino said...the extract is great...also try this...mix 1/2 a container of orange soda extract with 1/2 a container of cream soda extract...orange dreamsickle...the shit is awesome!

In your opinion who makes the best extracts??? I've seen a couple different makers. My son wanted me to make some root beer and cream soda.

I've only tried the little brown box, says something like Homebrew Root Beer Extract. I use the two liter method and its not bad but it always seems to over carbonate and not be real sweet. I've tried champaign and american ale yeast both. I wish I could just keg it and not deal with the yeast. I've heard that the Sprecher extract is great. A buddy has been experimenting with real root beer. I'll see if I can get his recipe.

I've used the 'Gnome Extract' from morebeer and it was really good. Much better than the generic extract from the homebrew shop.

So ive tried that one in the little brown box that makes four gallons and was not impressed. ive heard that the gnome is good though, maybe ill give that a shot. but id really like to try to brew one without using an extract, ill let you guys know how it goes.

cheers.

Ive also used the gnome from morebeer with good results. I think there is a recipie on homebrewchief.com that might help you.