1/4 cup sassafras root bark
1/4 cup winter green leaf
2 tablespoons sarsaparilla root
1 tablespoon licorice root
1 tablespoon ginger root
1 tablespoon dandelion root
1 tablespoon hops flowers
1 tablespoon birch bark
1 tablespoon wild cherry tree bark
1 teaspoon juniper berries
1 cinnamon stick
1 cup unrefined cane sugar
1/2 cup ginger bug (get the tutorial), fresh whey or 1 packet kefir starter culture

My Recipe
2-1/2 quarts water
1/2 cup sassafrass root
1 T chopped ginger
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp homemade vanilla
1 cup white sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar or 1/3 cup molasses + 1 T Honey
1/4 tsp yeast
4-6 mint leaves