Homemade Root Beer

Carbonated with yeast.

Making delicious homemade root beer with The Big H Homemade Root Beer Extract and carbonating it with yeast is as easy as A B C D E F.

1. Add sugar and The Big H Root Beer Extract to warm water and mix thoroughly in an food-safe container.
2. Add baker's yeast to warm water and mix thoroughly in a small bowl.
3. Add the contents of # B to # A and mix thoroughly to make root beer mixture.
4. Pour root beer mixture equally into clean bottles leaving an inch of head space in the bottles.
5. Cap the bottles and place them side down on a towel at room temperature for 4 days.
6. After 4 days, place the bottles upright in the refrigerator and keep them there until they are used.

* (Recipe and process in part courtesy of Phyllis Fields.)

To make one gallon poured equally into bottles:

• 4 quarts (16 cups) warm water
• 2 1/2 cups (1 1/4 pounds) sugar
• 2 tablespoons (1/4 bottle) The Big H Root Beer Extract
• 1/8 teaspoon yeast mixed with 1/4 cup warm water

To make two gallons poured equally into bottles:

• 8 quarts (32 cups) warm water
• 5 cups (2 1/2 pounds) sugar
• 1/4 cup (1/2 bottle) The Big H Root Beer Extract
• 1/4 teaspoon yeast mixed with 1/3 cup warm water

To make four gallons poured equally into bottles:

• 16 quarts (64 cups) warm water
• 10 cups (5 pounds) sugar
• 1/2 cup (one bottle) The Big H Root Beer Extract
• 1/2 teaspoon yeast mixed with 1/2 cup warm water

Easy, Fall-Off-The-Bone Oven Baked Ribs

Easy, Fall-Off-The-Bone Oven Baked Ribs

This recipe is for 3 racks of ribs (which feeds a family of 8 for dinner with some leftovers)

Ingredients
3 racks of ribs
salt & pepper
BBQ Sauce


Directions
Heat the oven to 275 degrees. If the ribs still have the thin membrane covering the back of the rack, remove it by using a knife and gently slide it under the membrane and then using your fingers, pull the membrane away from the bones. Cut the three racks of ribs each in half to make six halves. Using two large jellyroll pans (cookie sheets that are 18x12 with 1 inch sides) place three rib racks on each pan. Season both sides of the ribs with salt and generous amount of pepper. Leave the ribs meat-side up and then tightly cover the pans with aluminum foil.

Bake for 4 hours, until the meat easily falls off of the bones.

Remove the ribs from the oven, discard the aluminum foil, generously brush both sides of the ribs with your choice of BBQ sauce. Turn broiler to high and broil the ribs for 3-4 minutes, just until the BBQ sauce begins to caramelize.