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      Title: Hires Home-Brewed Root Beer
 Categories: Five, Beverages
      Yield: 50 bottles

      3 oz Hires extract
      4 lb White sugar
  4 3/4 ga Water
    1/2 ts Yeast
      1 pt Warm water 

  Pour extract over 4 lb of sugar. Mix well. (Vary
  amounts of sugar and extract to taste).

  Dissolve mixture in 4 3/4 gallons of lukewarm water.

  Mix 1/2 ts of dry active yeast in a pint of lukewarm
  water. Allow to stand 5 minutes. Stir well and strain
  through cheesecloth. In cool weather (under 70°F) double
  the amount of yeast used. In hot weather (over 90°F) cut
  the amount in half.

  Add the yeast mixture to the solution of sugar, extract,
  and water. Mix well and pour into sterilized bottles
  immediately. Fill bottles to within 1/2 inch of the top
  to minimize spoilage caused by excess air. Cork bottles
  securely or seal with crown or stopper.

  Place bottles on their sides in warm place (70-80°F)
  until effervescent. (If set in a cool place immediately
  the beverage will sour and remain flat.) The product
  should be ready to drink in about 5 days (longer in
  cooler weather.) Move the bottles to a cool place.
  Refrigerate just before drinking. The beverage will
  have a slight yeast flavor and contain some sediment.
  Do not filter.

  For best results - use only returnable type carbonated
  beverage bottles.

  RECIPE FROM: https://www.food.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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