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Root Beer

Method: Extract
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.103 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (steeping grains only)
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 200 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.4 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday May 27th 2026

Original Gravity:

1.062

Final Gravity:

1.004

ABV (standard):

7.6%

IBU (tinseth):

0.0

SRM (morey):

8.6

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
4 lb	Cane Sugar4 lb Cane Sugar	46	0	56.1%
1.50 lb	Brown Sugar1.5 lb Brown Sugar	45	15	21.1%
12 oz	Honey12 oz Honey	35	2	10.5%
8 oz	Molasses8 oz Molasses	36	80	7%
4 oz	Lactose (Milk Sugar)4 oz Lactose (Milk Sugar)	41	1	3.5%
2 oz	Gladfield - Maltodextrin2 oz Maltodextrin	34.5	3	1.8%
114 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
2 gal	Simmer Roots and Spices	Infusion	195 °F	195 °F	25 min
3 gal	Top off keg with cold water	Top Off	50 °F	50 °F	5 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1 oz	sassafras bark substitute	Spice	Other	25 min.
0.75 oz	sarsaparilla root	Spice	Other	25 min.
0.50 oz	Burdock Root	Spice	Other	25 min.
0.25 oz	Licorice Root	Spice	Other	25 min.
1 tsp	Wintergreen Leaves	Spice	Other	10 min.
1 each	Cinnamon Stick	Spice	Other	25 min.
2 each	Whole Cloves	Spice	Other	25 min.
0.25 tsp	Allspice Berries	Spice	Other	25 min.
0.13 tsp	Star Anise	Spice	Other	25 min.
2 each	Vanilla Beans	Flavor	Kegging	0 min.
1 tsp	Citric acid	Water Agt	Kegging	0 min.
0.50 tsp	Potassium Metabisulfite	Other	Kegging	0 min.
2 tsp	Potassium Metabisulfite	Other	Kegging	0 min.

Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0

Notes

In 2 Gallons of Water - Simmer All Roots and Spices EXCEPT Winter Green
-Simmer for 25 minutes at 195.
-Add Wintergreen and simmer for another 10 minutes

Strain through a cheesecloth into Kettle

Add Sugars, Honey, Molasses, Lactose and Maltodextrin and stir until dissolved

NOTES
Be light on:
Clove
Anise
Wintergreen
Basically all the spices....
Don't use heavy blackstrap molasses

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Last Updated: 2026-05-27 01:28 UTC

Recipe costs can be adjusted by changing the batch size. They won't be saved but will give you an idea of costs if your final yield was different.

Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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