Homemade Root Beer | Saveur

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 oz. dried birch bark*
• 1⁄2 oz. dried sarsaparilla root*
• 1⁄2 oz. dried sassafras root bark*
• 1⁄4 oz. dried licorice root*
• 1 2-in. piece of fresh ginger, thinly sliced
• 2 vanilla beans, split lengthwise, seeds scraped and reserved
• 4 cups molasses (not blackstrap)
• 1⁄4 tsp. active dry yeast