Fermentation: Root Beer
Making Root Beer
Dr. Fankhauser has an excellent
explanation
and photographs of the root-beer-making process. Please go there to see
how it’s done, and while you’re there, you may also wish to follow his link
to his ginger ale recipe. Do heed his warnings about bottles exploding if
left too long at room temperature. We have had bottles explode overnight in
the lab area, and the root beer that was sprayed out managed to land on
all four walls and the ceiling, as well as the floor, and in the water of
a nearby, covered aquarium.
Things to Include in Your Notebook
Make sure you have all of the following in your lab notebook:
- all handout pages (in separate protocol book)
- if we do the lab, all notes you take during the introductory
mini-lecture
- if we do the lab, all notes and data you gather as you perform the
experiment
- if we do the lab, drawings of any “new” equipment used
- if we do the lab, a summary/conclusion in your own words, and any
suggestions you may have
- any returned, graded pop quiz
Copyright © 2004 by J. Stein Carter. All rights reserved.
Based on printed protocol Copyright © 1992 D. B. Fankhauser
and © 1994 J. L. Stein Carter.
Chickadee photograph Copyright © by David B. Fankhauser
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