# Home brew Root Beer

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-brew-root-beer/333312>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** soda-softdrinks\
**Created:** [November 30, 2005, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-brew-root-beer/333312 "2005-11-30T01:42:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![metj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@metj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/metj)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-brew-root-beer/333312/1 "2005-11-30T01:42:08Z")

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DH and I are going to attempt to make our own batch of root beer tomorrow. We have Gnome brand extract and all the other necessary supplies.

First question is - we want to use honey instead of regular sugar, but I can’t find the ratio of how much to use (extract calls for 2.5 lbs of sugar)

Second question - if anyone has any good tips we should know, please advise.  
And, the fun part, we’re trying to think of a name for our ‘brand’ of homemade goods. We’re planning on making root beer, ice cream, and vanilla extract for Christmas gifs this year, and may expand to anything that I decide I can cook well. DH wanted to name it ‘Son of an Amish’, but I’m not too keen on that.

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-brew-root-beer/333312/2 "2005-11-30T03:03:48Z")

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Add vanilla or cream soda extract to your root beer. If you use extract, use 2/3 root beer to 1/3 cream soda.

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**Author:** ![Apos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-brew-root-beer/333312/3 "2005-11-30T03:06:37Z")

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Personally, I love birch beer more than anything: do you know if there are similar extract mixes for that like the stuff that you are using?

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**Author:** ![metj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@metj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/metj)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2005, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-brew-root-beer/333312/4 "2005-11-30T11:38:22Z")

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Uh, I didn’t even think about looking at the Soda Company’s website, and there it is - use 2 cups of honey… :smack:

They have these flavors - [Gnome Soda](http://gnomesoda.com/index.html)  
Draft Style Root Beer  
Old Fashion Vanilla Cream  
Spicy Ginger Beer  
Autumn Red Birch Beer  
Crystal Clear Cream Soda