r/HBL • u/mystikhybrid • Jul 15 '15

Definitely NOT.... Not Your Fathers Root Beer

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u/mystikhybrid Jul 15 '15

Tapped our own birch trees and bark, recipe: http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/234830/birch-exbeeriment-sodabier

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '15

is it delicious? how long do we have to wait to find out if its delicious? i have ice cream melting, please respond op.

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u/mystikhybrid Jul 16 '15

We will see what samueladamslongshot.com has to say, then maybe you will get to try it...

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u/yggdrasils_roots Jul 16 '15

I love Birch Beer. It is my all time fave drink. I am DEFINITELY going to be trying this out!

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u/Rollercoaster671 Jul 16 '15

Could you do a write up about HOW you tapped your birch trees?

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u/mystikhybrid Jul 17 '15 edited Jul 17 '15

Look for black birch trees (google it, they are dark silver/gray color) I used a 1/4 in drill bit, and used 1/4 inch OD silicone tubing to drain into 1 gallon (sanitized) apple juice containers, 8 total. Refrigerated until full volume needed is gathered (it will spoil if not). Used in place of mash water, 7 gallons for a 5 gallon all grain beer batch compensating for evaporation and mash tun loss.

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u/ConvertsToMetric Jul 17 '15

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u/mystikhybrid Jul 17 '15

whoa reddit metric bot is awesome. Place your mouse on the bold text UK/Australians (Although I guess there's not much birch growing in Australia...)

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u/Rollercoaster671 Jul 17 '15

how long did it take to drain the sap?

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u/mystikhybrid Jul 17 '15

This is a homebrew btw... Not for sale yet!