Herbal Root Beer

Name: Herbal Root Beer
Prep time: 2 d 45 min
Cook time: 2 d 45 min
Total time: 2 d 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 liters water; 3 Tbsps sarsaparilla root; 1 Tbsp ginger root; 1 Tbsp licorice root; 2 teaspoons dandelion root; 2 teaspoons birch bark; 1 star anise pods; 59 milliliters sassafras root bark; 177 milliliters unrefined cane sugar; 118 milliliters ginger bug (strained)

The recipe Herbal Root Beer is ready in around 48 hours and 45 minutes and is definitely an amazing gluten free, dairy free, and fodmap friendly option for lovers of American food. This recipe serves 8. This side dish has 92 calories, 0g of protein, and 0g of fat per serving. A mixture of ginger bug, sarsaparilla root, licorice root, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Father's Day. Users who liked this recipe also liked Root Beer Granite with Root Beer Gelee and Vanilla Panna Cotta, herbal tea – how to make indian style herbal tean or chai, and Root Beer Floats.

Instructions

Fill a large stock pot with 10 cups water, and then spoon in the sarsaparilla, ginger, licorice, dandelion, birch, and star anise.

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Star Anise

Licorice

Ginger

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Water

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Pot

Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then turn down the heat to medium-low. Simmer for 30 minutes, and then stir in the sassafras bark, and continue simmering a further 15 minutes.

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Bark

Turn off the heat, stir in the sugar until it dissolves. Next, allow the decoction to cool to room temperature about 2 hours.

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Sugar

Strain decoction, discarding the herbs. Stir in the ginger bug, and pour into flip-top bottles allowing at least 1 to 2 inches of headspace in each bottle.

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Ginger

Herbs