Let's Make Our Own Root Beer!
Hi everyone! I know. It's been a minute. Between planning for the end of the year prep work and some personal trips, I've been scrambling to keep up. Things are moving along quickly, and I'm wrapping up my Chemistry curriculum. We just finished our Organic Chemistry Unit, and I always struggle to find a fun, school-approved lab (because making drugs and alcohol in school is frowned upon). But what I CAN make that meets my organic chem requirement is Root Beer. I've tried making root beer in the past, and either didn't have the ratios right, or the conditions were off, and it failed, to the disappointment of the students and me. This year, I tried another method. I broke down and bought the Mr. Root Beer Kit off of Amazon, and was actually surprised at how well it worked out. The kit provides bottles, flavoring, syrup, and yeast, you have to provide the sugar, water, bowls, and measuring tools. We followed the steps included in the kit and discussed ea...