William's Soda Extracts are the finest available, for a rich, old-fashioned flavor. One 4 ounce bottle (and 3 pounds of corn sugar or equivalent) will make 3 gallons of rich non alcoholic soda using the traditional mix and carbonate method. Or even better, keg and inject C02 for a more even and predictable carbonation level. Gluten free.
Safety Warning: If you bottle condition with champagne yeast, use plastic PET bottles, as glass bottles could explode, causing personal injury. Carbonating with yeast can be unreliable, and some batches may turn out flat, while others can be overcarbonated.
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Sep 03, 2025 by Debbie
Q: Is the extract gluten free?
A: Yes
Jun 11, 2025 by Teresa H
Q: So if I would use regular sugar how much would I need?
A: 3 Pounds
Apr 26, 2025 by Lisa
Q: What are the ingredients? I can't seem to find anything that's natural and that does not have chemicals added.
A: In addition to natural root beer extract, it has Sodium Benzoate and Citric Acid added as a preservative. The Citric Acid also adds a flavor component.
Apr 26, 2025 by Una
Q: Does the root beer extract contain colourants? Like caramel color?
A: Caramel color is added to our root beer extract.
Great to experiment with!
This extract has a fantastic scent rich in vanilla, licorice, and possibly wintergreen? A truly unique aroma for rootbeer. When brewed by the directions, the rootbeer is a little thin but plenty strong for an enjoyable glass. This blend is not as warm and rich as I expected, but experimenting with cinnamon, molasses, tapioca or oat starch, and varieties of sugar has been a lot of fun. This is a fantastic baseline that's hard to screw up!
Great
This is by far the best extract. Not sure what it is but we can all taste the difference for me and my family we only be using you!
Good
I made this and it turned out well, easy to carbonate in a kegging system.
I like it
Made this up and put it in the kegging system. Rich smooth flavor seems more robust than the mass market commercial root beers.
Inferior Quality with Bad Instructions
The taste is mediocre (more cream than root beer), the instructions lead to a watered down and over sugared product, and it is more expensive than the previous product (less root beer for more money). I preferred the extract William's used to sell, and I will not be using this product.