Birch beer
carbonated soft drink
Birch beer is a beverage similar to root beer. Traditionally birch beer was made with flavorings derived from birch bark and sweetened by birch sap. Today, birch beer is commonly found as a commercial carbonated soft drink flavored with a distilled extract of the bark and other botanicals such as cinnamon, vanilla and wintergreen, or with artificial flavorings. There are dozens of brands of birch beer available, ranging in color from clear to red to dark brown.
Ingredients
Traditional recipes of birch beer usually are based on birch sap. Most recipes use fermented birch syrup, which is done using baker's yeast. The process of fermentation is done to decompose sugar to alcohol. Other common ingredients include sugar, cinnamon, vanilla beans, and water. Homemade recipes of birch beer also include honey and malt.
Birch extract preparation
Various types of birch beer made from birch bark are available as well, distinguished by color.
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