cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/17858876

I found both dark and light rye bread at the store but it was the factory-made kind. I definitely made mistakes with both batches including adding way too much bread to the light kvass.the bottles need a day to carbonate then we shall see how well they turned out. Not that I have any reference for the flavor.

  • Jake FarmOPEnglish
    2·
    3 days ago

    Here is the recipe I used. Rye Kvass:

    ~7 Pieces of Rye Bread(preferably dark or Russian rye)

    ~1/2 gal [1.9L] Water

    ~2/3 cup [150g| sugar(can be substituted with wort, honey, molasses, ect)

    Handful of raisins or any other dried berry (cut in half if you like) ~10

    Optional: Pinch of bread yeast or tea sppon of sour dough starter to accelerate the fermentation

    Toast the bread so dark as to be almost burned

    Boil enough water to cover the toast and pour over toasted bread pieces

    Wait until room temp and add raisins and sugar

    Ferment 3-5 days depending on your fermentation activity. Bottle with more raisins and a tea spoon of sugar and set on counter 2-3 days Refrigerate and drink

      • Jake FarmOPEnglish
        3·
        3 days ago

        You may have to make the bread yourself. There are also other types of kvass that use beets or fruit but are made in a similar fashion. This video does a decent job outlining the three main types. but there is almost infinite variety with this drink. I have seen some recipes that add herbs link hops to make it taste of beer or mint and berries.

        • Jeena@piefed.jeena.net
          2·
          3 days ago

          I’m mostly interested in the original flavors. I remember drinking some as a child in Poland and so does my partner when she was a child in China.