How do you keep root beer floats from foaming?
If you want a root beer float without the extra foam, take a page from the trusty bartender's manual: Slightly tilt the mug or glass (about 20 degrees) while s-l-o-w-l-y pouring in the root beer. Just like frothy beer, this prevents a “head” full of bubbles from forming at the top of the glass.
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Root beer was originally made partially with sassafras root bark (and sarsaparilla, etc) which naturally foamed. Carbonated beverages form bubbles - in seltzer water the bubbles dissipate quickly. When flavoring ingredients are added, the bubbles frequently form a longer lasting foam.
Tips for the Perfect Float
Duh! The ice cream will be cold, but also freeze the root beer for 10-20 minutes before assembling. The colder your Root Beer, the slower it will melt your ice cream.
Pour the root beer in slowly at an angle to reduce fizz and risk of overflow. Use a quality vanilla ice cream, always start with two scoops, but you can do more if you prefer to enjoy your floats with a spoon instead of a straw. Top with whipped cream and a cherry.
Spoon a scoop or two of vanilla ice cream into a tall glass. Slowly pour root beer into the glass, allowing the foam to rise and then recede before adding more root beer. Serve with straws and spoons.
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Acetone is a solvent that dissolves uncured polyurethane foam and can be used to clean up foam before it cures. Acetone-based nail polish remover will also work to remove uncured foam. Unfortunately, these products don't have any effect on cured foam. Once it cures, you'll have to scrape or sand off unwanted foam.
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What is a root beer float called?
Also known as a "black cow" or "brown cow", the root beer float is traditionally made with vanilla ice cream and root beer, but it can also be made with other ice cream flavors. Frank J. Wisner, owner of Colorado's Cripple Creek Brewing, is credited with creating the first root beer float on August 19, 1893.
Barring artificial foaming agents, the more protein in a drink, the higher and longer the foam is likely to form. By this measurement, then, Guinness Stout must have as much protein as a filet mignon. (Submitted by Bob Foreback of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
But with my clean mentality, I couldn't help but use Dreyer's Slow Churned Ice Cream for these root beer floats. With wholesome ingredients like nonfat milk that's churned together slowly, you get ridiculously rich and creamy ice cream with 1/3 fewer calories than regular ice cream.
- Leopold's Ice Cream, Savannah, Georgia.
- Jaxson's Ice Cream Parlor & Restaurant, Dania Beach, Florida.
- Triple XXX Rootbeer Drive-In, Issaquah, Washington.
- Jerry's Soda Shop, Canoga Park, California.
Ingredients. Vanilla Ice Cream – Naturally, the top choice is good old-fashioned regular vanilla ice cream, but you can also use soft-serve ice cream as well. Since it has a softer consistency, it blends really well with the float.
Some ingredients in the ice cream lower the surface tension of the soda so the gas bubbles can expand, while other ingredients trap the bubbles in much the same way as small amounts of protein in seawater trap air to form seafoam.
Foam. Root beer was originally made with sassafras root and bark which, due to its mucilaginous properties, formed a natural, long lasting foam, a characteristic feature of the beverage. Root beer was originally carbonated by fermentation.
The soda on the outside is warmer than the ice cream when poured over it. This melts some ice cream and dilutes the soda with sweet creamy goodness. Sometimes the ice cream will be cold enough to freeze parts of the soda onto the ice cream causing this "crispy" shell that I like.
The once-in-a-lifetime idea was born when Wisner noticed that the snowy peaks on Colorado's Cow Mountain looked like ice cream floating in soda. The very next day (Aug. 19, 1893) he combined root beer and vanilla ice cream, creating what he called the “Black Cow.” Of course, nowadays it's known as the root beer float.
