How to make kvass

For more than 1000 years of its history, the brew has acquired the status of not only national, but also the most useful drink. Even in Russia knew kvass not only quenches thirst well on a hot summer day, it is also useful for vitamin deficiency, fatigue, has a bactericidal effect. And most importantly - it can be prepared at home. Just need to know what kvass is produced by fermentation and infusion of bread, water, sugar, malt and yeast. To taste you can add raisins, lemon, herbs, cranberries, cranberries, mountain ash. Don't forget that on the basis of kvass it is possible to do as a hash, and, for example, the ture or beet soup.

The brew is berry, herbal, fruit, vegetable. But the classic is bread and malt.

You will need

- 25 g of yeast
- 3 liters of water
- 1 kg of rye bread
- 100 g raisins
- 100 g sugar
- 100 g of honey
- 200 g root ginger or 100 g of horseradish

Instruction

For making home brew for a start, preheat the oven at 200oC. On a baking sheet spread the bread crumbs and place in oven for 15 minutes. Put the breadcrumbs in a wide pan.

Boil water separately. Pour over crackers. Cover the pan with a towel, allowing the mixture to steep for 3-4 hours.

Strain the infusion through a sieve. Pour it into a new pot. Add sugar, yeast. Cover the infusion with a towel. Leave it to ferment for days.

Again strain the infusion. Add the raisins, honey, grated ginger or horseradish. Now the brew you can drink. The rest of the drink pour into a resealable bottle and store in the fridge.

Note

If adding horseradish or ginger brew is very sharp, recommended in the recipe the amount of these additives can be reduced by half.

Useful advice

As a flavor addition to homemade kvas is also suitable leaves of black currant, cherry or lemon balm, dried fruit and berries.

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