It had been exactly 1 year and 2 days since Tony (my hubby) had had any soda of any kind. His goal was 1 year & he surpassed it by 2 days!:)
There were doubters...not by me, I knew he could do it, but I thought it would be a lot harder for him than it actually was!! There were only a few times over the last year that I heard him say "I could really go for a Pepsi right now!" So proud of him!
So to celebrate the kids thought it would be a great idea to make some homemade rootbeer...one of their favorites!:) Tony would just rather have a pepsi, but they won & rootbeer it was.
This is the easiest recipe & I love it because you can make as much or as little as you want/need. And it is just thirst-quenching goodness on a hot summer day!
And not to mention the kid's love playing with the dry ice when it is "smoking"!
Homemade Dry Ice Rootbeer
For 5 gallons:
5 pounds of sugar
5 gallons of water
1 large jar of Rootbeer extract (I think it was 2.5 ounces)
5 pounds dry ice
Mix sugar with about half the water until sugar is dissolved. (If you use all the water you will most likely not have a spoon long enough to reach the bottom!) Fill with the rest of the water. Add the rootbeer extract and stir to combine. Put in the dry ice & watch it "smoke"!
Set lid on top of cooler...don't screw on tight, you need to let the "smoke" escape a little.
So, if you noticed the ingredients they are pretty easy to down-size, just in case you don't need 5 gallons of rootbeer!:) If you want 3 gallons, use 3 gallons or water, 3 pounds of sugar, 3 pounds of dry ice & 3/5th's of the rootbeer extract. (I know that ones a little hard to measure, but you can always just use your taste buds as well...try it and see if it needs more flavor!)
So for 1 gallon it's 1 gallon water, 1 pound sugar, 1 pound dry ice, and 1/5th of the rootbeer extract.
Got it? Good!!
So, if you noticed the ingredients they are pretty easy to down-size, just in case you don't need 5 gallons of rootbeer!:) If you want 3 gallons, use 3 gallons or water, 3 pounds of sugar, 3 pounds of dry ice & 3/5th's of the rootbeer extract. (I know that ones a little hard to measure, but you can always just use your taste buds as well...try it and see if it needs more flavor!)
So for 1 gallon it's 1 gallon water, 1 pound sugar, 1 pound dry ice, and 1/5th of the rootbeer extract.
Got it? Good!!
Now go enjoy a nice cool drink of rootbeer!:)
Here's Tony enjoying his first in over a year!
Here's Tony enjoying his first in over a year!
What would be the percentage to increase of ingredients, If i add more than 1 gallon water in this recipe?
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