how to make homeade rootbeer?

Question

i have an incling for more root and less sugar in place of good flavor?how do i procure and prepare a decent batch of this lost fizzy drink?

Answer 1

ROOT BEER INGREDIENTS
5 qt water
1/4 oz hops
1/2 oz burdock root, dried
1/2 oz yellow dock root, dried
1/2 oz sarsaparilla root, dried
1/2 oz sassafras root, dried
1/2 oz spikenard root, dried*
1 1/2 cup sugar 1/8 tsp yeast, granulated


PROCEDURE: Simmer herbs in water for 30 minutes. Add sugar, stir to dissolve, and strain into a crock. Cool to lukewarm, add yeast, and stir well. Cover crock and leave to ferment for about an hour. Bottle and store in a cool place. Makes about one gallon.

*The American spikenard, Aralia racemosa, of the ginseng family, Araliaceae, is a plant native to the eastern United States. A decoction of the root was used by Indians for backache, rheumatoid arthritis, and coughing.

Answer 2

I did not use to be fizzy.
It was invented in Gulf Port,MS.
My grandfather made batches of it in a bathtub for everyone to drink in the summer before AC.