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Traditional Kvass Recipe
Didn't know a beverage made out of stale bread could taste so good!
Prep Time
14
hrs
Total Time
14
hrs
Course:
Beverage
Cuisine:
Russian
Keyword:
kvass, bread kvass
Appliance:
Stove
Author:
Ishani Bose
Ingredients
9-10
slices
of classic black or stale rye bread
A
handful
of raisins
4
cups
of sugar
2.5
gallons
of water
1.5
tbsp
of active dry yeast
Instructions
Bring a stockpot with 2.5 gallons of water to a boil.
Toast 9-10 pieces of traditional black rye bread.
Add the toast to the boiling water, then remove from heat.
Add a handful of raisins, cover the pot and let it stand for 8 to 10 hours.
The next day, remove the toasted bread from the pot.
Mix 4 cups of sugar with 1.5 teaspoons of yeast. Add this to the pot and cover with a lid.
After six hours, remove the raisins and strain the mixture into bottles.
Loosely seal the lid and place it in the refrigerator overnight.
Notes
It would be ideal to store kvass in plastic soda bottles as they are structured to hold pressurized drinks.