IIdle hands...

I found a recipe for making homemade rootbeer and decided to try it. I got some sassafrass tea (old school root beer flavoring) some sugar, regular yeast and two glass bottles with those resealable ceramic and wire flip tops.

I followed the recipe and capped the bottles, and left them at room temperature. The instructions said to wait 3 days for the carbon dioxide to build up, then to refrigerate them and open carefully. Today was day 3, so after chilling one in the fridge, I wrapped the bottle in a towel as a precaution, and opened it in the kitchen.

That was a mistake.

The clap of thunder was immediately followed by a mushroom cloud of sugary rootbeer scented foam that blasted through the towel, hitting the celing, the light, the window, refrigerator, countertop, all the clean dishes, the floor, the dog, the wife and myself. Only 2 inches were left in the bottle...and it was FLAT. The dog was thrilled at everything being sprayed with the new tasty treat. The wife not so much. In order to defuse the remaining glass grenade still sitting on the countertop, I opened the it outside, same explosion, less damage.

I've cleaned the kitchen twice and it still smells like rootbeer, and I keep finding new sticky spots.

I also found a recipe for grape soda...