How to Make Homemade A&W Root Beer

Who doesn't enjoy a nice, cold can of A&W Root Beer? There are many other drink manufacturers who produce a root beer flavored drink, but nobody does it better than A&W. You should continue to purchase A&W's wonderful root beer, but you should also learn how to produce a similar taste at home as well. Follow these directions to make a homemade A&W Root Beer.

Things You'll Need

• 3/4 c sugar
• 3/4 c hot water
• 1 litre of cold seltzer water
• 3/4 t root beer concentrate
• 1/4 t of vanilla extract

Instructions

1. The first step you will take in making yor homemade A&W Root Beer, is to grab the sugar and dissolve it in the hot water. Make sure that the sugar has completely dissolved before moving on to the next step.

2. Next, you will need to add the root beer concnetrate and the vanilla extract* to the disolved sugar-water mixture and let it cool down.

   *In addition to the barrel style root beer that we all know and love, A&W also makes a cream soda that makes full use of the vanilla flavor. A lot of root beer recipes do not call for the use of vanilla extract, but I use it in this recipe because it adds a sweet, creamy flavor to the root beer.

3. Your final step in making a homemade A&W Root Beer is to combine the root beer mixture with the cold seltzer water. You can drink it immediately or store it in the refrigerator, but make sure to use a tightly covered container. This root beer recipe yields 5 cups. Drink Up!