Any idea what store I should go to for root beer concentrate?

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barbara-in-va

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I called a local home brewery shop and they are out of stock. I am looking for (I think) the old fashioned bottle of Hires concentrate. I don't have time to drive all over town so where should I start please? --No time to order on line smileys/frown.gif

Oh, and I stopped at the "big" Safeway on the way to work, no luck.

 
Marilyn you're a gem! I need to make a fairly spectacular cake for

Sat night. I thought about making a honey walnut tart but am very intimidated by the "cook until temp reaches 305°". So I found a Marcel Desaulniers recipe for a Chocolate Peanut Root Beer layer cake that looks soooo good. It calls for 1/4 C root beer concentrate. Do you think I could sub extract and if so do you think a teaspoon or so? If so, I could probably find the extract.

There is a HUGH Shoppers Food Warehouse near my house, I will try to stop there on the way home tonight. Or......on to the next recipe......

 
Barb, anything by "Marcel Desaulnier" scares me. I googled and concentrate/extract

seemed interchangeable. The description on the Zatarain link says to use it to make rootbeer, so it may be the same stuff that Marcel is talking about. In fact, they use both words in their description.

I can pop this in the mail if you want to give it a shot.

 
A&W sold it 50 years ago. Do they still? Love a root beer float.

Or maybe they just bottled it for distribution by supermarkets.

 
If you hit a snag, for my money, that Nick Malgierie frozen mousse is fab!

I prefer it closer to room temperature. It comes together easily and if you spring for the good chocolate, you won't believe how good this is. Even though my friends know me as an avid baker, people still ask where I bought it! You could always get creative with the chocolate curls on top too.

 
I made his Death by Chocolate Cake from the book with the same name. Over 1400 calories per slice

it was wonderful but I will never make it again. Three days of work for a birthday cake, oy vey!

 
Using it for making actual root beer, or for cooking? My husband has done a lot of research on RB...

...and we make it and dispense it from our cornelius kegs at camping events every summer.

If you want it for making root beer itself, he suggests a brand called Gnome. It's been very good! A mail order place in Minnesota has been where he's been getting it from. Lemme ask... he says he got it at Northern Brewer (http://www.northernbrewer.com/soda.html). But I see that other places have it, too.

Northern Brewer says: "Anyone who's tasted Gnome Root Beer doesn't need to be told that it is the creamiest, richest-tasting root beer that you can make at home. If you haven't tried it yet, make a batch and see for yourself—we think you'll agree. The extracts come in 4 oz packets and yield between 5 and 10 gallons of soda, depending on how strong you want the soda to taste."

Williams Brewing has it, and says: "Gnome Soda Extracts are the finest available, for a rich, old-fashioned flavor. Gnome Soda Extracts are made in small batches in Oregon, and are available in traditional flavors hard to find in commercial sodas. Packed in glass to preserve freshness. One 4 ounce pouch (and 2.5 pounds of corn sugar or equivalent) will make 2.5 gallons of rich soda using the traditional mix and carbonate method. Or, you can mix them fresh to taste with our Seltzer Bottle (see link below) adding a teaspoon of extract and some sugar to a glass before adding the carbonated seltzer and ice."

http://www.williamsbrewing.com/GNOME_ROOT_BEER_EXTRACT_P985.cfm

Doing a search on "Gnome Root Beer" on Google yielded many results for places to get it.

http://www.northernbrewer.com/soda.html

 
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