I've got her root beer herbs and I'll tell you what, they smell fantastic. I'm going to start my very first batch towards the end of next week but I think I'll use a vanilla bean for the first batch and save the root beer herbs until I've got some kefir batches under my belt. That's how precious those herbs are to me lol!
I got my RB herbs I guess about a couple of months ago. When I got them I took them out of the baggie and put them in a pint jar so they'd stay fresh. The smell was so strong and so wonderful I left the baggie open and stuck it in my cabinet so every time I open the cabinet I smell root beer. I'm still smelling those herbs from that little baggie after two months. I can't wait to use them!