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Choosefrom granulated sugar, sucanat, coconut sugar, rapadura or honey (preferably raw for extra microbial goodness). You want caloric sugar that will feed the microbes. As the bacteria and yeast feast, they excrete acids and gases that ferment the drink and carbonate it. Depending on your kitchen environment, the drink will likely start to bubble around the second or third day.

After straining and bottling the fruit kvass, make a second batch. Because the fruit will contain less flavor and sugar, add less water to this second infusion to prevent a diluted flavor. The good bacteria and yeast that have proliferated all over the fruit will kickstart the ferment and the second batch will be ready quickly, possibly in less than a day.

Hi, I have left the fruit scraps mixture out on the counter following the recipe, but the layer on top looked moldy after the first day. I took the some of the top layer off and put it in the compost, the second day looks moldy again. Does it look like that for you?

I use a mix of two-thirds whole dark brown sugar and one-third golden sugar. This gives the resulting kvass a dark colour and a rich, deep flavour that compliments the sourdough rye extremely well.

Pour your fermented kvass through the funnel/sieve, so that the kvass ends up in the bottle and the bread cubes are caught in the sieve. You may have to hold the sieve still and/or use a spoon to scrape out some of the bread to complete this.

The possibility for creativity is endless! You can use the following recipes to get started, but feel free to freestyle and experiment with different herbs, fruits, and any other flavorful local ingredients to make your own delicious kvass.

Today kvass is very much enjoyed like a soft drink and often carbonated. Like commercial sodas, however, the modern fizzy versions sold at the stores are often a far cry from the original recipes and use corn syrup, sugar, malt extract, and artificial flavorings.

But we can keep the tradition of making healthy drinks alive! Kvass is easy to make and quite enjoyable, and despite my childhood trauma I now like it very much. Changing the ingredients allows you to make countless types of kvass: wild currant kvass, mint kvass, and so on. My local Middle Eastern supermarket even sells kvass flavored with thyme.

Instead of using dried mint or basil, you can use herbs from your garden or forage some flavorful wild ones. For my part, I also have tons of wild berries I can add to the drink.

Like my wild beers, I can easily brew some kvass representing all kinds of environments, such as the mountains or my local forest. Here is a recipe that I have made and enjoyed very much.

Interestingly, some recipes use yeast (usually from a ginger bug) and sugar, while others recipes use whey as starters. Both methods work, but with the whey method (lacto-fermentation), the flavors are a bit more sour.

If I lived in the Northeast, I would probably use local fruits and berries such as apples, pears, blackberries, raspberries, dewberries, and so on. To add more local flavors, I might add a white pine branch or spruce tips. Or I could push the flavors a bit toward a sort of root kvass by using wintergreen leaves or sarsaparilla root. Of course, maple or birch syrup would be the sugar source.

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There are a lot of different probiotic beverages that provide a healthy alternative to soda pop. They are sweet, sparkly, and refreshing on a hot sunny day. Some beverages, like kombucha, require continuous brewing.

This kvass is not meant to turn into an alcoholic beverage. Methanol can be made in very small, not harmful quantities when making beer and wine. However, it needs to be distilled to result in toxic levels of methanol.

Thanks Juanita! You can add water to the concentrated ferments. I personally find them to be a bit strong, and usually dilute by half. Alternatively, you could remove the finished liquid and add in some fresh, chlorine free water and do a second round of fermentation.

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This recipe is courtesy of my husband. He brews several batches a year and loves to play with different flavors. So be sure to check out the section on flavor options. For anyone who is looking for a GF version, I developed a gluten-free kvass using puffed cereal.

Thanks for the recipe, I hope you manage to see this comment since the article is from some time back but I wanted to know if normal white slice bread can be used if it is toasted to slightly burnt and can fruits be added as well? Say banana or apple just to give it a sweeter flavour (for someone who dislikes the sour taste) . Thank you

I made with my rye starter but didnt see bubling going on so the next day added half the yeast and still no bubbles

I know both are good with yeast

What do you think is wrong?

My bread was an all natural sour rye and water is from my well

4. If I were ro flavor ot with mint, which sounds delicious by the way, when would I put in the mint? Right from the start and let it ferment together with the liquid or just before bottling? Also do you use fresh mint leaves or dried? What variety of mint have you used? Peppermint, spearmint or some other kind? Chocolate mint perhaps?

Thanks for the quick response! How would you recommend going about removing the solids? Would this be a simple as keeping the siphon away from the bottom? Or is there a way to strain it that you recommend?

Hi, I would like to ask, if I make it only with wheat bread is it gonna be something like weizenbier? Also, can barley malt extract be used instead of some part of the sugar for added flavor?

Thanks

Much of the research done on the health benefits of beets have been conducted via animal models. This research shows that beet juice and the active compounds in beet, like betalains, may reduce cellular damage (1) and support anti-inflammatory and phase 2 liver detoxification pathways (2), amongst other things.

Beets and beet juice are also a good source of vitamin C, magnesium, folate, potassium, and iron. And of course, eating beets and beet greens provides dietary fiber. (Yes, you can eat the green tops of beets. Saut them just like spinach.)

After a week in the fridge, I strain the kvass and pour it into a glass storage bottle with a plastic lid. The salt in the kvass sometimes makes Mason jar lids corrode. You can re-use the beets one more time and start over, or you can eat them in a salad.

Homemade beet kvass is a delicious, healthy, fermented, and easy to make probiotic-rich drink. Learn the simple method for making your own beet kvass at home and the health benefits of drinking beet kvass in this easy to follow tutorial.

Add the salt to the jar. Fill the jar with filtered water, leaving space in the neck of the jar for any bubbles that may form. Put the top on the Mason jar. I usually put my jar in a very large bowl just in case the jar were to crack.

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