Saturday was my Dad's birthday, so I called him and we chatted for a while. In the course of our conversation he talked about making Atomic Root Beer for a recent Pack Meeting and a Reunion. He gave me the recipe, and I decided to give it a try today.
5 Gallons Water
2 Lb Brown Sugar
3 Lb White Sugar
1 Container Root Beer Extract
5 Lb Dry Ice
Put in about half the water and mix the sugars and extract in. Add remaining water and then the dry ice. Let sit for about 15 minutes.
I halved the above recipe, and we had plenty of beverage for a little get together we had at our house with some friends. The only difficult part was tracking down the dry ice and the root beer extract. Safeway carries dry ice but no RB extract, Wal-Mart carries RB extract, but no dry ice. Weird stuff.
Anyhow, the kids loved the dry ice experiment. Here's a little video and a couple pictures of the excitement. Thanks for the recipe, Dad! And Happy Birthday!
2 comments:
That was fun and cool!
I remember Dad making the atomic rootbeer when we were young. Oh, I loved those times! Usually at larger family gatherings. Sometimes we'd add vanilla ice cream for floats. Good memories. I'm happy to know your kids will have them also!
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