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If you have the equipment needed to brew beer, you have everything you need to make homemade soft drinks. Homemade soda is very easy to make and is a great project to do with the kids. These extracts include enough to make 4 gallons. Champagne yeast, PET bottles, and sugar is also needed to make soda from these extracts. Complete instructions are included in the extract box. - Details & Instructions
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4.5 / 5.026 ReviewsRoot Beerthis was my first try. the only thing I would recommend, adjust the sugar you add to taste. making another gallon soon !
an old fashion root beer flavor.- Was this review helpful? Yes (0) No (0)
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Very easy and good flavor. My kids loved it. My only complaint is the smell is very strong.- Was this review helpful? Yes (0) No (0)
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a fun family projectI made the soda with my kids. We had fun and I got to teach them a little about science and brewing . I'm not a soda drinker but the soda was passable.- Was this review helpful? Yes (0) No (0)
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November 17, 2013- Was this review helpful? Yes (0) No (0)
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Root Beer Soda extract - it's called POP up northI was at the homebrew store to pick up another kit to brew and though, ya know, I'll throw together some root beer for the kids. They'll get a kick out of that and it should be really easy. I picked up this extract and followed the directions to the T and ya know what, it was easy. Very easy. Unfortunately none of us cared for the flavor very much. I was hoping for a nice frosty MUG type root beer. This was more like Barq's rootbeer. There was some bite there. If you don't mind that, then this should be a great extract to use. Or (and I haven't tried this yet) I would think this would be delicious for some root beer floats. _x000D__x000D_One thing to note also, we opened some up after maybe 1-2 weeks and there were some strange off flavors. Those went away the longer we let them sit in the fridge.- Was this review helpful? Yes (0) No (0)
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October 2, 2013- Was this review helpful? Yes (0) No (0)
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DeliciousHaving used this soda before when at the very beginning of my brewing career, I can say that it is an idiot-proof mix that yields excellent results. It also makes an excellent base for adding better ingredients (I have added vanilla, rum and other flavorings and recommend it.)- Was this review helpful? Yes (0) No (0)
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September 6, 2013- Was this review helpful? Yes (0) No (0)
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My second sodaI made a creme soda and a root beer. The root beer was better but it's still too sweet. Who exactly are these kits made for, that they like such sweet soda? Its an easy kit to make, an it's faster than beer. I would make this kit again, and use less sugar.- Was this review helpful? Yes (0) No (0)
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September 2, 2013- Was this review helpful? Yes (0) No (0)
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Very Good Root Beer!We love this root beer. I will keg next time.- Was this review helpful? Yes (0) No (0)
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August 12, 2013- Was this review helpful? Yes (0) No (0)
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Kids love it!The kids had a great time making this! It is a really good tasting root beer. Easy to make, great tasting, and cheaper than buying it in the store. You really have control with what and how much goes into your soda with this!- Was this review helpful? Yes (1) No (0)
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July 5, 2013- Was this review helpful? Yes (1) No (0)
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Tried it out of curiousitySome friends had asked about making soda so I tried out this package. It was ok, though far too sweet for me. The flavor was fine, but for anyone making this, don't use so much sugar.- Was this review helpful? Yes (0) No (0)
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May 31, 2013- Was this review helpful? Yes (0) No (0)
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Dang good!!I was supprised how good this turned out. I have tried a few soda extracts, but now have a main stay for our house. I would recomend this to anyone from novice to expert. Also graet to have kids help you out with. Nothing like starting a brewer out young!!- Was this review helpful? Yes (0) No (0)
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April 2, 2013- Was this review helpful? Yes (0) No (0)
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Start typing your question and we'll check if it was already asked and answered. Learn MoreBrowse 5 questions Browse 5 questions and 14 answersAny alcohol content when finished?BEST ANSWER: If you are using yeast to carbonate there will always be some amount of alcohol present in the finished product. The only way to assure an alcohol free root beer is to force carbonate with CO2 with a kegging system. In college we played around carbonating with dry ice but the results were poor at best and the process was dangerous. Just get kegs and you will never look back!
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- Andy B on Apr 14, 2017
What prevents the yeast from producing alcohol while trying to build carbonation?BEST ANSWER: Different sweetners- Reply
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- Dennis S on Jan 21, 2017
- Purchased on Dec 13, 2015
If I am force carbonating a four gallon batch, how much sugar do I add?BEST ANSWER: sorry but I am out of town for a week. However, I most have too much as I must be careful when I open the cap as they are extra gassy/ even explode.- Reply
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- michael p on Sep 28, 2017
- Purchased on Jan 19, 2017
If I use my beer brewing equipment to make this will it contaminate the bottling wand, hoses, stainless, etc with root beer residue flavor?BEST ANSWER: The fermenter or bottles will pick up the smell if they are plastic. The hoses and things that have limited exposure time will not. Stainless or glass will not pick up the smell at all. What i use is an old small fermenter that only does 2.5 gallon batches and had been retired, so now it is dedicated to root beer so not an issue. And old root beer bottles (a&w pints) work fantastic, and again no issues. As long as you clean thoroughly it shouldn't contaminate the next batch of whatever you brew or ferment if only have one fermentor etc. If making alcoholic and sweet, i highly recommend plastic bottles due to possible grenades!
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- DARWIN C on Aug 18, 2018
- Purchased on Jan 29, 2017
How much cane or brown sugar with what yeast to add for 5% alcohol?